• CAS number

    8015-73-4
  • Botanical

    Ocimum basilicum L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Nykaenen, I., High resolution gas chromatographic - mass spectrometric determination of the flavour of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) cultivated in Finland, Z. Lebensm. Unters. Forsch. (1986), Vol. 182, 205-211

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Estragole 140-67-0 1204.0 1672.43 63.3%
Linalool, (+/-)- 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 12.55%
Eucalyptol 470-82-6 1033.29 1213.86 12.55%
delta-Cadinol 19435-97-3 1672.5 2153.71 2.7%
Germacrene D 23986-74-5 1484.71 1703.0 1.1%
Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 0.94%
Methyleugenol 93-15-2 1407.29 1991.86 0.8%
1-Octen-3-Ol 3391-86-4 982.29 1441.14 0.64%
beta-Selinene 17066-67-0 1487.57 1728.71 0.6%
Chavicol 501-92-8 1253.0 2329.0 0.6%
Fenchol 1632-73-1 1112.0 1572.0 0.6%
beta-OCIMENE, (3E)- 3779-61-1 1049.0 1250.14 0.4%
Camphor 76-22-2 1144.86 1517.43 0.4%
4-Terpineol, (+/-)- 562-74-3 1180.57 1600.14 0.3%
Fenchone 1195-79-5 1089.57 1400.5 0.3%
Germacrene B 15423-57-1 1557.71 1830.86 0.3%
(-)-gamma-Cadinene 39029-41-9 1515.29 1756.71 0.25%
Beta-Elemene 515-13-9 1390.57 1587.14 0.2%
Sabinene hydrate 546-79-2 1593.5 0.2%
alpha-Bergamotene 17699-05-7 1573.29 0.2%
Humulene 6753-98-6 1461.43 1668.0 0.17%
Exo-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl acetate 125-12-2 1285.5 1572.0 0.13%
Beta-Bisabolene 495-61-4 1509.86 1729.14 0.12%
(+)-Delta-Cadinene 483-76-1 1524.14 1755.43 0.1%
beta-Farnesene 77129-48-7 1488.0 1663.25 0.1%
Anethole 104-46-1 1293.0 1817.67 0.1%
Benzyl Benzoate 120-51-4 1761.14 2598.71 0.1%
Geraniol 106-24-1 1258.29 1843.0 0.06%
1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol 507-70-0 1168.71 1702.0 0.04%
Eugenol 97-53-0 1364.43 2157.57 0.02%
Total 99.87%