Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.
| Ingredient | % | Range |
|---|---|---|
| BLACK PEPPER | — | 1–5% |
Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1071.
Colorless mobile liquid.
Insoluble in water, poorly soluble in diluted alcohol, soluble in alcohol, miscible in oils.
When absolutely pure, the material has a pleasant, fresh-citrusy and peppery-woody odor with a discretely minty note.
The title material finds some use in flavor compositions, mainly in Citrus and spice complexes to give lift to essential oils of those types.
This terpene is used in perfume compositions and in artificial essential oils of the Citrus type, Pepper, Geranium and certain other oils.
The /aevo-form is obtained by isolation from Eucalyptus numerosa and other Eucalyptus oils. The title terpene is also obtained in the manufacture of synthetic Menthol.