Saffron 2

  • CAS number

    8022-19-3

  • Botanical

    Crocus sativus L., fam. Iridaceae

GC-MS Analysis

Roedel, W., and Petrzika, M., Analysis of the Volatile Components of Saffron, Journal of High Resolution Chromatography, Vol. 14, 771-774 (1991)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Safranal 116-26-7 1205.0 1606.0 60.3%
Isophorone 78-59-1 1118.0 1582.0 8.79%
3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexene-1,4-dione 1125-21-9 1142.0 1655.0 4.1%
3-(But-1-enyl)-2,4,4-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-ol 3.62%
2-Hydroxy-4,4,6-trimethylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one 28750-52-9 3.58%
4-Hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-3-oxocyclohexa-1,4-diene-1-carboxaldehyde 35692-95-6 2.3%
3,5,5-Trimethyl-1,4-cyclohexanedione 20547-99-3 1.82%
2,2-Dimethyl-4-oxocyclohexane-1-carboxaldehyde 92804-19-8 1.4%
6,6-Dimethyl-2-methylene-3-cyclohexenecarbaldehyde 33399-07-4 1.36%
2,6,6-Trimethyl-3-oxocyclohexa-1,4-diene-1-carboxaldehyde 1.34%
2-Hydroxy-3,5,5-trimethyl-2-cyclohexene-1,4-dione 35692-98-9 1.08%
2,6,6-Trimethyl-3-oxocyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxaldehyde 18378-66-0 0.99%
2,4,4,5-Tetramethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one 78405-57-9 0.95%
2,4,6-Trimethylbenzaldehyde 487-68-3 1319.0 0.8%
3,5,5-Trimethyl-3-cyclohexen-1-one 471-01-2 1420.0 0.32%
2-Phenylethanol 60-12-8 1116.29 1890.86 0.3%
Methyl 2,6-dimethylbenzoate 14920-81-1 0.26%
4-Hydroxy-3,3,5-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one 14203-59-9 0.22%
5,5-Dimethylcyclohex-2-ene-1,4-dione 45731-99-5 0.2%
4-Hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-3-oxocyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxaldehyde 0.16%
2,6,6-Trimethyl-2,4-cyclohexadienecarboxylic acid 0.11%
2,6,6-Trimethyl-5-oxocyclohexa-1,3-diene-1-carboxaldehyde 0.11%
4-Hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenecarbaldehyde 35692-94-5 0.1%
3,5,5-Trimethyl-4-methylene-2-cyclohexen-1-one 20548-00-9 0.01%
2-Hydroxy-3,5,5-trimethyl-4-methylene-cyclohex-2-en-1-one 0.01%
2,3-Dihydroxy-1,4-naphthochinone 605-37-8 0.01%
2,2-Dimethylcyclohexanecarboxaldehyde 13155-56-1 0.01%
Total 94.25%