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Sabinene

CAS
EC
Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
woodyspicyherbaceouswarmoily
Intensity
Tenacity
Volatility
Reverse-composition

Contained in

Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.

Ingredient%Range
BLACK PEPPER5–10%
chemicals · No. 2810

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1236.

tenacity · moderate
warmoilypepperywoodyherbaceousspicy
MW
136.24
BP
165°C
MP
Sp.Gr.
0.84
Refractive n
Rotation
Appearance

Colorless mobile liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Warm, oily-peppery, woody-herbaceous and spicy odor of moderate to poor tenacity.

Flavor

Warm-spicy taste with slightly pungent mouthfeel at concentrations above 50 ppm. Woody-peppery at lower concentrations.

Uses in perfumery

The author is not aware of any significant use of the title material as such in perfume compositions.

Uses in flavor

It has been suggested for use in imitation Blackcurrant flavor, a notoriously difficult flavor problem.

Production

by isolation from various essential oils: Cubeb oil (dextro-Sabinene), Chamaecyparis obtusa oil (dextro-Sabinene), Carrot seed oil (laevo-Sabinene). The Japanese Hiba oil (from Thujopsis dolobrata), particularly the leaf oil, is very rich in Sabinene (40-50%).

Identity
Aliases · 7
SabineneChamaecyparis obtusa oilCubeb oildextro-SabineneHiba oillaevo-SabineneThujopsis dolobrata
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