Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 460.
Colorless, slightly oily liquid
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils
Sweet-herbaceous Anise-Fennel type odor
The taste is not nearly as sweet as that of Anethole, and not as 'clean' or singular. More warm-herbaceous, complex.
Useful in perfume compositions for herbaceous Fougéres, Lavenders, Chypres, Pine fragrances, etc. and particularly in soap perfumes.
More widely used in flavor compositions, particularly in seasonings, dressings, condiments and meat flavors.
Produced from fractions of American wood turpentine oil, by isolation. A synthesis from Allyl bromide and para-Methoxyphenyimagnesium bromide has little practical importance.
| Category | Kind | Max % | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | Max % | 0.012% | — | DOC |
| Category 2 | Max % | 0.023% | — | DOC |
| Category 3 | Max % | 0.012% | — | DOC |
| Category 4 | Max % | 0.42% | — | DOC |
| Category 5A | Max % | 0.075% | — | DOC |
| Category 5B | Max % | 0.0062% | — | DOC |
| Category 5C | Max % | 0.012% | — | DOC |
| Category 5D | Max % | 0.0021% | — | DOC |
| Category 6 | Max % | 0.031% | — | DOC |
| Category 7A | Max % | 0.012% | — | DOC |
| Category 7B | Max % | 0.012% | — | DOC |
| Category 8 | Max % | 0.0021% | — | DOC |
| Category 9 | Max % | 0.05% | — | DOC |
| Category 10A | Max % | 0.05% | — | DOC |
| Category 10B | Max % | 0.05% | — | DOC |
| Category 11A | Max % | 0.0021% | — | DOC |
| Category 11B | Max % | 0.0021% | — | DOC |
| Category 12 | Max % | 1.5% | — | DOC |
Compliance-support only. Values resolved from the current IFRA corpus; each row cites the document excerpt it came from. Not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor.
Natural complex substances (NCSs) in which this material typically occurs.
| NCS | Botanical | Typical % |
|---|---|---|
| Basil oil, chemotype linalool | Ocimum basilicum L. | 80% |
| Tarragon oil | Artemisia dracunculus L. | 80% |
| Ravensara aromatica oil | Ravansara aromatica Sonn. (v. anisata) | 8% |
| Fennel oil, bitter, phellandrene type | Foeniculum vulgare Mill. | 4.7% |
| Star Anise Oil | Illicium verum Hook, f. | 3.3% |
| Fennel oil, bitter,anethole type | Foeniculum vulgare Mill. | 2.1% |
| Bay Leaf Oil, Terpeneless | Pimenta acris Kostel | 1.2% |
| Anise seed oil | Pimpinella anisum L. | 0.3% |
| Hyssop Oil | Hyssopus officinalis L. | 0.17% |
| Bay leaf, West Indian, oil | Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W. Moore | 0.1% |
| Myrtle oil | Myrtus communis L. | 0.1% |