• Identifiers

    CAS number
    94-59-7

    Molecular formula
    C10H10O2

    SMILES
    C=CCC1=CC2=C(C=C1)OCO2
    OO

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1290.14
    • Carbowax: 1882.6

    Safety labels

    Translation missing: en.custom_ghs07 Translation missing: en.custom_ghs08
  • Odor profile

    spicy 83.67%
    sweet 69.01%
    floral 54.47%
    woody 52.4%
    warm 50.2%
    herbal 46.67%
    clove 43.35%
    cinnamon 41.75%
    balsamic 37.04%
    phenolic 35.22%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

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

    Molecular weight
    162.18 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0.0889 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0.135 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Melting points

    • 52.2 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 11.2 °C

    Boiling points

    • 450 to 453 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 235 °C
    • 232–234 °C

    Flash points

    • 208 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 212 °F (100 °C) (Closed cup)

    Solubilities

    • less than 1 mg/mL at 64 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • Insoluble in water
    • Very soluble in ethanol; miscible with ethyl ether, chloroform
    • Soluble in alcohol; slightly soluble in propylene glycol; insoluble in glycerol
    • Practically insoluble to insoluble in water
    • Soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • safrole
    • 94-59-7
    • Safrol
    • 5-Allyl-1,3-benzodioxole
    • Shikimole
    • Shikomol
    • Sassafras
    • Safrene
    • Safrole MF
    • Shikimol
NaN of -Infinity
Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Anise seed 1 8007-70-3 Pimpinella anisum L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.53%
Ayou Aydendron barbeyana Mez. (Nectandra globosa Mez.), fam. Lauraceae 0.5%
Camphor (Japan) 8008-51-3 Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Nees et Ebermaier, fam. Lauraceae 13.4%
Cassia, bark (Australia) 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 0.01%
Cinnamon bark 2a 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.02%
Cinnamon bark 3 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.04%
Cinnamon leaf 1 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.65%
Dracocephalum kotschyi Dracocephalum kotschyi Boiss., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.1%
Mace 1 8007-12-3 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 1.9%
Mace 2 8007-12-3 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 0.2%
Massoia bark Cryptocaryo massoia, fam. Lauraceae 0.01%
Nutmeg (India) 1 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 1.9%
Nutmeg (India) 2 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 1.2%
Nutmeg (Sri Lanka) 1 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 0.3%
Nutmeg (India) 3 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 3.3%
Nutmeg 1 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 2.05%
Sassafras leaf (Brazil) 8006-80-2 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees, fam. Lauraceae 44.97%
Sassafras wood (Brazil) 8006-80-2 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees, fam. Lauraceae 71.15%
Sassafras bark (Brazil) 8006-80-2 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees, fam. Lauraceae 44.52%
Sassafras (Brazil) 2 8006-80-2 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees, fam. Lauraceae 87.81%
Sassafras (Brazil) 1 8006-80-2 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees, fam. Lauraceae 92.9%
Peperomia rotundifolia Peperomia rotundifolia (L.) Kth. 7.25%
Pepper, black 1 8006-82-4 Piper nigrum L., fam. Piperaceae 0.1%
Santolina canescens Santolina rosmarinifolia (L.) ssp. canescens (Lag.) Nyman, fam. Asteraceae 0.1%
Santolina rosmarinifolia Santolina rosmarinifolia L.ssp.rosmarinifolia, fam.Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.55%
Scullcap Scutellaria lateriflora L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.4%
Sequoia leaf 1 Sequoiadendron giganteum Buchh., fam. Taxodiaceae 0.1%
Sequoia leaf 2 Sequoiadendron giganteum Buchh., fam. Taxodiaceae 0.15%
Sequoia leaf 3 Sequoiadendron giganteum Buchh., fam. Taxodiaceae 1.0%
Vanillosmopsis arborea leaf Vanillosmopsis arborea Baker, fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.74%
Wintergreen (China) 68917-75-9 Gaultheria procumbens L., fam. Ericaceae 5.0%
Ylang Ylang 4 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 0.07%
Litsea cubeba (China: Yunnan) 1c 68855-99-2 Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. (L. citrata Blume), fam. Lauraceae 0.9%
Nutmeg (West Indies) 1 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 0.15%
Sassafras 1 8006-80-2 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees, fam. Lauraceae 80.0%
Swangi (Citrus hystrix) leaf (Thailand) 2b Citrus hystrix DC (Swangi), fam. Rutaceae 0.24%
Coriander fruit 1 8008-52-4 Coriandrum sativum L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.01%
Nutmeg 3 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 0.1%
Nutmeg 4 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 2.9%
Nutmeg (Indonesia) 3 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 1.75%
Osmanthus concentrate 2 (Sukhumi-Abkhasia) 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., fam. Oleaceae 0.02%
Star anise (China, Shangyou) 4 8007-70-3 Illicium verum Hooker fil., fam. Magnoliaceae (Illiciaceae) 0.14%
Nutmeg 2 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 2.94%
Nutmeg (Indonesia) 1 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 1.97%
Nutmeg (Indonesia) 4 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 0.8%
Nutmeg (Indonesia) 2 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 1.3%
Nutmeg (Sri Lanka) 4 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 1.45%
Camphor (Madagascar) 1 8000-51-3 Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Nees et Ebermaier, fam. Lauraceae 0.2%
Cinnamon bark 1 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.01%
Cinnamon leaf (Madagascar) 1 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.3%