Bitter orange leaf (Petitgrain) (Mauritius)

  • CAS mumber

    8014-17-3

  • Botanical

    Citrus aurantium L., ssp. amara Engl., fam. Rutaceae

GC-MS Analysis

Gurib-Fakim, A., and Demarne, F., Aromatic Plants of Mauritius: Volatile Constituents of the Leaf Oils of Citrus aurantium L., Citrus paradisi Macfad and C. sinensis (L.) Osbekc, J. Essent. Oil Res., Vol. 7, 105-109 (Jan/Feb 1995)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Linalool 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 66.1%
Linalyl acetate 115-95-7 1263.8 1554.14 20.86%
Geraniol 106-24-1 1258.29 1843.0 6.6%
Citronellol 106-22-9 1231.14 1764.14 2.33%
Geranyl acetate 105-87-3 1384.71 1750.0 0.99%
cis-Carveol 1197-06-4 1232.25 1847.43 0.98%
Neryl acetate 141-12-8 1365.57 1721.14 0.53%
1-Octanol 111-87-5 1075.14 1553.57 0.34%
alpha-Terpineol 98-55-5 1191.71 1693.43 0.3%
beta-Copaene 18252-44-3 1445.0 1625.67 0.23%
Geranyl formate 105-86-2 1304.5 1698.83 0.2%
Terpinolene 586-62-9 1089.43 1286.14 0.18%
alpha-Phellandrene 99-83-2 1006.43 1168.43 0.12%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 0.01%
(Z)-beta-Ocimene 3338-55-4 1038.86 1235.14 0.01%
(E)-beta-Ocimene 3779-61-1 1049.0 1250.14 0.01%
(Z)-3-Hexenol 928-96-1 859.14 1382.14 0.01%
Total 99.8%