• CAS number

    8015-79-0
  • Botanical

    Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae

Li, M.X., and Jiang, Z.-R., The volatile constituents of the essential oil and their distribution in Acorus calamus, Zhongcaoyo, Vol. 24, 459-461 (1993)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
(2R,3R,6S)-3-Ethenyl-3-methyl-2-(1-methylethenyl)-6-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexanone 39020-72-9 18.7%
Calamenone 9.62%
beta-Gurjunene 73464-47-8 1431.71 1677.0 7.66%
Calamenene 483-77-2 1531.0 1834.86 3.15%
Isoeugenyl methyl ether 6380-24-1 1466.0 2023.0 2.85%
(-)-gamma-Cadinene 39029-41-9 1515.29 1756.71 2.11%
beta-Asarone 5273-86-9 1622.0 1.68%
Naphthalene, decahydro-1,6-dimethyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-, (1S,4S,4aS,6S,8aS)-, didehydro deriv. 29350-73-0 1538.0 1764.0 1.57%
Cascarilladiene 59742-39-1 1.43%
beta-Farnesene 18794-84-8 1456.29 1665.29 1.12%
(-)-Acorenone 5956-05-8 1681.5 1.09%
Alpha-muurolene, (-)- 31983-22-9 1501.14 1711.14 0.96%
Preisocalamendiol 25645-19-6 0.91%
(-)-alpha-Curcumene 4176-17-4 1482.71 1775.71 0.74%
alpha-Muurolol 104245-48-9 1649.33 0.69%
alpha-Calacorene 21391-99-1 1542.14 1920.14 0.68%
Cadala-1,4,9-triene 0.64%
alpha-Cedrene 469-61-4 1436.0 1583.67 0.61%
2,3-Naphthalenedione, 1,4-dihydro-1,1,4,4-tetramethyl- 17471-49-7 0.59%
Acoragermacrone 50281-45-3 0.5%
Cadalene 483-78-3 0.45%
(+)-Delta-Cadinene 483-76-1 1524.14 1755.43 0.44%
Acoradiene (unknown structure) 35944-18-4 1475.0 0.35%
Acolamone 39012-14-1 0.33%
Alpha-Farnesene 502-61-4 1508.14 1753.71 0.3%
Beta-Elemene 515-13-9 1390.57 1587.14 0.29%
Linalool, (+/-)- 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 0.24%
T-Muurolol 19912-62-0 1643.43 2194.0 0.24%
2,6,10,10-Tetramethyltricyclo[7.2.0.0-4,6]-2-undecene 0.16%
3,3,7,9-Tetramethyltricyclo[5.4.0.0-2,8]undecene 0.13%
Guaiene 88-84-6 1490.67 1648.0 0.11%
7-Desmethyl-2-methoxycadalene 0.09%
4-Terpineol, (+/-)- 562-74-3 1180.57 1600.14 0.08%
Alpha-Terpineol 98-55-5 1191.71 1693.43 0.05%
Copaene 3856-25-5 1379.0 1489.14 0.05%
Palmitic Acid 57-10-3 1965.43 2911.29 0.05%
1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol 507-70-0 1168.71 1702.0 0.04%
Bornyl acetate, (-)- 76-49-3 1288.29 1586.14 0.04%
Camphor 76-22-2 1144.86 1517.43 0.03%
alpha-Santalene 512-61-8 1426.5 1579.5 0.01%
Total 60.78%