• CAS mumber

    8008-46-6
  • Botanical

    Myrtus communis L., fam. Myrtaceae

Oezek, T., Demirici, B., and Baser, K.H.C.,, Chemical Composition of Turkish Myrtle Oil (0.05% = trace), J. Essent. Oil Res., Vol. 12, 541-544 (Sep/Oct 2000)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Linalool 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 17.45%
1,8-Cineole 470-82-6 1033.29 1213.86 14.35%
Myrtenyl acetate 35670-93-0 1339.0 1690.0 12.65%
alpha-Pinene 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 7.7%
Linalyl acetate 115-95-7 1263.8 1554.14 6.15%
Limonene 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 5.45%
alpha-Terpineol 98-55-5 1191.71 1693.43 5.4%
Geranyl acetate 105-87-3 1384.71 1750.0 4.85%
alpha-Terpinyl acetate 80-26-2 1353.0 1694.57 1.7%
Geraniol 106-24-1 1258.29 1843.0 1.6%
Methyl eugenol 93-15-2 1407.29 1991.86 1.55%
Myrtenol 515-00-4 1198.0 1786.71 1.25%
Humulene epoxide II 19888-34-7 1606.43 2027.71 1.1%
para-Cymene 99-87-6 1025.71 1269.29 1.0%
Neryl acetate 141-12-8 1365.57 1721.14 1.0%
Carvacrol 99-75-2 1306.29 2214.29 1.0%
3,3,5,5,8,8-Hexamethylcyclohex-1-ene-2,4-dionefuran 0.75%
Methyl chavicol 140-67-0 1204.0 1672.43 0.6%
trans-Linalool oxide (unknown isomer) 1088.0 1484.0 0.6%
Nerol 106-25-2 1230.67 1790.86 0.55%
Caryophyllene oxide 1139-30-6 1594.86 1976.57 0.55%
Isobutyl isobutyrate 97-85-8 921.0 1089.5 0.55%
beta-Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 0.45%
trans-Carveol 1197-07-5 1223.14 1832.0 0.4%
cis-Linalool oxide (unknown isomer) 1087.0 1417.5 0.4%
Borneol 507-70-0 1168.71 1702.0 0.35%
trans-Pinocarveol 547-61-5 1144.0 1653.5 0.35%
Terpinen-4-ol 562-74-3 1180.57 1600.14 0.3%
Carvone 99-49-0 1248.14 1731.57 0.3%
alpha-Humulene 6753-98-6 1461.43 1668.0 0.3%
Hotrienol 20053-88-7 1101.0 1603.33 0.25%
trans-Pinocarvyl acetate 1078-95-1 1305.0 1696.5 0.25%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 0.2%
(E)-beta-Ocimene 3779-61-1 1049.0 1250.14 0.2%
Terpinolene 586-62-9 1089.43 1286.14 0.2%
p-Cymen-8-ol 1197-01-9 1186.43 1853.14 0.2%
Thymol 89-83-8 1294.57 2186.0 0.2%
Caryophyllenol II 32214-89-4 1663.0 2300.33 0.2%
Caryophyllenol I 32214-88-3 1649.0 2391.25 0.2%
Humulene epoxide I 19888-33-6 1598.75 2008.5 0.2%
p-Mentha-1,8-dien-4-ol 3419-02-1 1684.0 0.15%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 0.1%
delta-3-Carene 13466-78-9 1011.57 1144.57 0.1%
(Z)-beta-Ocimene 3338-55-4 1038.86 1235.14 0.1%
gamma-Terpinene 99-85-4 1063.71 1245.0 0.1%
Camphor 76-22-2 1144.86 1517.43 0.1%
beta-Selinene 17066-67-0 1487.57 1728.71 0.1%
alpha-Fenchol 2217-02-9 1117.14 1575.71 0.1%
Myrtenal 564-94-3 1200.43 1631.29 0.1%
Hexanal 66-25-1 802.71 1086.14 0.1%
Total 93.8%