A thin, dry citrus-terpene note with a woody-solvent character reminiscent of weathered lemon peel and pine. Sharp and slightly harsh at first, quickly fading to a faint gasoline-like woody residue.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.
| Ingredient | % | Range |
|---|---|---|
| ELEMOL EX ELEMI | — | 1–10% |
| FIR NEEDLE | — | 1–5% |
| LIME OIL, DISTILLED | — | 1–5% |
| NUTMEG OIL, DISTILLED | — | 1–5% |
| PINK PEPPER ESSENTIAL OIL | — | 1–5% |
| CISTUS OIL (ROCK ROSE) | 4.91% | — |
| BLACK PEPPER | — | 0.1–1% |
| CASSIA ESSENTIAL OIL | 1% | — |
| LAVENDER 40/42 | — | 0.1–1% |
| ROSEMARY OIL SPANISH | — | 0.1–1% |
| TIMUT PEPPER OIL | 0.15% | — |
| GALBANUM RESINOID | 0.1% | — |
| PINEAPPLE NATPOP | — | — |
Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 338.
Colorless mobile liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, miscible with oils.
Commercial grades display a typical gas-kerosene-like odor, while highly purified material smells more citrusy, reminiscent of Lemon and Bergamot topnotes, having more freshness.
Traces are used in Citrus and Spice flavor blends, while the concentration of para-Cymene in chewing gum may reach 250 ppm and in condiments about 125 ppm (pickles etc.).
Commercial grades find extensive use as masking agent in odors for industrial masking purposes, while the pure grade is used in imitation Lemon and Bergamot for perfumes and flavors. It finds some use in low-cost soap and detergent perfumes.
1) as a by-product in Sulfate-terpentine from paper pulp manufacturing from Spruce wood (U.S.A., U.S.S.R., Canada, Finland, etc.). 2) by dehydrogenation of d-Limonene with a catalyst. 3) by catalytic disproportionation of Dipentene.