• CAS mumber

    9000-04-8
  • Botanical

    Ferula assafoetida L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

Noleau, I., Richard, H., and Peyroux, A-S., Volatile Compounds in Leek and Asafoetida, J. Ess. Oil Res., Vol. 3, 241-256 (Jul/Aug 1991)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
(E)-1-Propenyl sec-butyl disulfide 22.75%
Sesquiterpenes, oxygen-containing- 1624.0 20.32%
alpha-Pinene 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 11.88%
(Z)-1-Propenyl sec-butyl disulfide 11.09%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 7.06%
(Z)-beta-Ocimene 3338-55-4 1038.86 1235.14 6.14%
Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (unknown) 1511.0 4.0%
(E)-beta-Ocimene 3779-61-1 1049.0 1250.14 3.63%
1-(Methylthio)propyl trans-1-propenyl disulfide 37399-26-1 2.65%
1-(Methylthio)propyl (Z)-1-propenyl disulfide 37399-26-1 2.62%
Guaiene (unknown isomer) 88-84-6 0.97%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 0.93%
beta-Asarone (Z) 5273-86-9 1622.0 0.71%
beta-Selinene 17066-67-0 1487.57 1728.71 0.48%
1-Propyl sec-butyl disulfide 59849-54-6 0.48%
Limonene 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 0.47%
Cadinene (unknown isomer) 29350-73-0 1538.0 1764.0 0.31%
2,3,4-Trimethylthiophene 1795-04-6 0.21%
alpha-Humulene 6753-98-6 1461.43 1668.0 0.17%
Dibutyl disulfide 629-45-8 1580.0 0.17%
Methyl eugenol 93-15-2 1407.29 1991.86 0.16%
Camphene 79-92-5 951.57 1071.29 0.14%
Pinocarvyl acetate 1078-95-1 1305.0 1670.0 0.14%
alpha-Phellandrene 99-83-2 1006.43 1168.43 0.11%
Pinocarveol 5947-36-4 1138.0 1658.0 0.1%
Bornyl acetate 76-49-3 1288.29 1586.14 0.09%
alpha-Copaene 3856-25-5 1379.0 1489.14 0.09%
cis-Alloocimene 7216-56-0 1129.0 0.08%
alpha-Thujene 3917-48-4 935.43 1027.57 0.05%
Tetradecane 629-59-4 1400.0 1400.0 0.05%
4-Vinylguaiacol 7786-61-0 1323.33 2183.43 0.04%
Sabinene 3387-41-5 975.71 1124.43 0.01%
alpha-Terpinene 99-86-5 1019.29 1186.29 0.01%
para-Cymene 99-87-6 1025.71 1269.29 0.01%
gamma-Terpinene 99-85-4 1063.71 1245.0 0.01%
Linalool 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 0.01%
alpha-Terpineol 98-55-5 1191.71 1693.43 0.01%
alpha-Fenchol 2217-02-9 1117.14 1575.71 0.01%
Fenchyl acetate 13851-11-1 1222.0 1473.67 0.01%
trans-Sabinene hydrate 17699-16-0 1072.14 1467.43 0.01%
Myrtenal 564-94-3 1200.43 1631.29 0.01%
alpha-Cubebene 17699-14-8 1355.71 1459.0 0.01%
trans-Alloocimene 3016-19-1 1142.0 1382.5 0.01%
Allylmercaptan 870-23-5 0.01%
Dimethyl trisulfide 3658-80-8 974.0 1388.0 0.01%
Dipropyl disulfide 629-19-6 1358.0 0.01%
3,4-Dimethylthiophene 632-15-5 0.01%
Methyl (Z)-1-propenyl disulfide 23838-18-8 0.01%
Methyl (E)-1-propenyl disulfide 23838-19-9 0.01%
Dimethyl tetrasulfide 5756-24-1 1232.0 1580.0 0.01%
Total 98.28%