• Identifiers

    CAS number
    5273-86-9

    Molecular formula
    C12H16O3

    SMILES
    C/C=C\C1=CC(=C(C=C1OC)OC)OC
    OOO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1622.0
  • Odor profile

    spicy 82.68%
    floral 61.23%
    sweet 54.15%
    woody 51.08%
    clove 46.94%
    phenolic 43.52%
    smoky 38.93%
    warm 38.78%
    herbal 37.94%
    vanilla 36.96%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.0 Well soluble in DEP, BB, IAA

    Molecular weight
    208.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0.0011 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0.002 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

  • Synonyms

    • beta-Asarone
    • 5273-86-9
    • cis-Isoelemicin
    • cis-Isoasarone
    • (Z)-Asarone
    • cis-2,4,5-Trimethoxy-1-propenylbenzene
    • cis-Asarone
    • IGA3MH6IUW
    • UNII-IGA3MH6IUW
    • Cis-Asaron
NaN of -Infinity
Recommendation
Prohibition / Restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
See notebox Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
See notebox
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
See notebox Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
See notebox
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
See notebox Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
See notebox
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
See notebox Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
See notebox
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
See notebox Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
See notebox
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
See notebox Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
See notebox
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
See notebox Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
See notebox
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
See notebox Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
See notebox
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
See notebox Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
See notebox

Prohibition
cis- and trans-Asarone as such should not be used as fragrance ingredients.
The natural extracts containing cis- and transAsarone should not be used as substitutes for this substance.

Restriction
On the basis of established maximum concentration levels of this substance in commercially available natural sources (like essential oils, extracts and absolutes), exposure to this substance from the use of these oils and extracts (e.g. Calamus oils) is regarded acceptable as long as the level of cis- and transAsarone in the finished consumer product does not exceed 100ppm (0.01 %).

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Nutmeg (Sri Lanka) 1 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 0.05%
Carrot seed (Japan) 8015-88-1 Daucus carota L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 4.1%
Orthodon calveriei (Vietnam) Orthodon calveriei Level. (Mosla calveriei), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 8.6%
Calamus (India) 1 root 8015-79-0 Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 92.68%
Calamus (Germany) 1a root 8015-79-0 Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 30.0%
Calamus (Germany) 1b root 8015-79-0 Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 6.4%
Calamus (China) 1c root 8015-79-0 Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 1.68%
Calamus (China) 1b rhizome 8015-79-0 Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 2.85%
Pelargonium sidoides Pelargonium sidoides DC., fam. Geraniaceae 0.1%
Eucalyptus citriodora (Bangladesh) 8000-48-4 Eucalyptus citriodora Hook. f., fam. Myrtaceae 0.02%
Cubeb 2 8007-87-2 Piper cubeba L., fam. Piperaceae 2.3%
Cubeb (India) 8007-87-2 Piper cubeba L., fam. Piperaceae 1.39%
Orthodon dianthera (Vietnam) Orthodon dianthera Maxim. (Mosla dianthera Maxim.), fam. Lamiaceae 5.5%
Calamus (Germany) 2 root 8015-79-0 Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 13.76%
Calamus (Bangladesh) root 8015-79-0 Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 81.27%
Calamus (India) 2 root 8015-79-0 Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 91.74%
Calamus (India) 3 root 8015-79-0 Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 2.01%
Calamus (Japan) 2 root 8015-79-0 Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 85.7%
Calamus (Japan) 1a root chemotype 1 8015-79-0 Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 78.4%
Calamus (Japan) 1b root chemotype 2 8015-79-0 Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 36.1%
Calamus (Japan) 1c root chemotype 3 8015-79-0 Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 7.05%
Phlomis fruticosa (Yugoslavia) Phlomis fruticosa L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.1%
Calamus (Turkey) Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae 2.4%
Asafoetida (Pakistan) 2 9000-04-8 Ferula assafoetida L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.01%
Asafoetida (Iran) 1 9000-04-8 Ferula assafoetida L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.71%