• CAS mumber

    8015-73-4
  • Botanical

    Ocimum basilicum L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Hasegawa, Y., et al., Characteristic Components Found in the Essential Oil of Ocimum basilicum L. (analyses of oils from cultivars PK-2 and PK-5), Flavour Fragr. J., Vol. 12, 195-200 (1997)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Methyl chavicol 140-67-0 1204.0 1672.43 72.8%
beta-Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 6.0%
(Z)-beta-Ocimene 3338-55-4 1038.86 1235.14 2.6%
Linalool 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 2.0%
alpha-Cubebene 17699-14-8 1355.71 1459.0 0.7%
alpha-Terpineol 98-55-5 1191.71 1693.43 0.6%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 0.55%
Camphene 79-92-5 951.57 1071.29 0.5%
Camphor 76-22-2 1144.86 1517.43 0.5%
alpha-Pinene 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 0.37%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 0.35%
Methyl eugenol 93-15-2 1407.29 1991.86 0.35%
alpha-Phellandrene 99-83-2 1006.43 1168.43 0.3%
delta-3-Carene 13466-78-9 1011.57 1144.57 0.3%
gamma-Terpinene 99-85-4 1063.71 1245.0 0.25%
Eugenol 97-53-0 1364.43 2157.57 0.25%
para-Cymene 99-87-6 1025.71 1269.29 0.2%
Terpinolene 586-62-9 1089.43 1286.14 0.17%
Neral 106-26-3 1246.57 1671.0 0.17%
3-Octanol 589-98-0 994.67 1391.43 0.15%
delta-Guaiene 3691-11-0 1713.0 0.1%
Octyl acetate 112-14-1 1215.0 1469.0 0.1%
alpha-Thujene 3917-48-4 935.43 1027.57 0.08%
alpha-Terpinene 99-86-5 1019.29 1186.29 0.07%
alpha-Copaene 3856-25-5 1379.0 1489.14 0.05%
Nerol 106-25-2 1230.67 1790.86 0.02%
Geraniol 106-24-1 1258.29 1843.0 0.01%
(Z)-3-Hexenol 928-96-1 859.14 1382.14 0.01%
(Z)-3-Hexenyl acetate 3681-71-8 1009.67 1313.43 0.01%
Total 89.56%