Оцимен
Sweet, herbal-citrus with a warm, slightly woody quality. Ocimene smells like basil leaves held up to warm sunlight — green, sweet, pleasantly aromatic.
- Type
- Складник
- Olfactive family
- Ароматичні
- Source
- leaves and flowering tops
- Chemical class
- terpenoid (monoterpene)
Запах
Докладно
Цікавий факт
Ocimene is one of the key volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by plants when attacked by caterpillars. Neighboring plants detect the airborne ocimene and pre-emptively activate their own defense systems — a form of chemical 'communication' between plants that was only scientifically confirmed in the 1990s.
Отримання й хімія
Спосіб отримання
Found naturally in many essential oils. Can be isolated by fractional distillation. Also produced synthetically from myrcene. The molecule's instability limits commercial handling — it must be stored under inert gas.
- Формула
- C10H16
- CAS
- 13877-91-3
- Ботанічна назва
- N/A — terpene found in many essential oils (basil, lavender, mint)
- Зовнішній вигляд
- Colorless to pale yellow liquid with a warm, herbaceous, green odour
- Стійкість
- 4 hour(s) at 100.00 %
- Синоніми
- OCIMEN BETA-OCIMENE
Not subject to an IFRA Standard (51st Amendment)
- Температура кипіння
- 176.00 to 178.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
- Температура спалаху
- 143.00 °F. TCC ( 61.67 °C. )
- Відносна густина
- 0.79700 to 0.80500 @ 25.00 °C.
- Показник заломлення
- 1.48200 to 1.49200 @ 20.00 °C.
У парфумерії
Background component in herbal essential oils. Ocimene contributes to the sweet-herbal character of basil, mint, and other herbs. Rarely used as an isolate due to instability (oxidation). Its primary value is as a natural component of essential oils rather than a standalone ingredient.