Physical Characteristic

Specification

Appearance

Clear, pale-yellow or dark-yellow liquid.

Odor

characteristic odour.

Identification.

First identification B.

Second identification A.

Complying with test

Thin-layer chromatography

Relative density @ 25°C

0.863 to 0.880.

Refractive index @ 20°C

1.464 to 1.474.

Optical rotation @ 20°C

+ 1.5° to + 11.5°.

Fatty oils and resinified essential oils

It complies with the test.

Acid value

Maximum 2.0.

Solubility

It is soluble in 5 volumes of ethanol (70 per cent V/V)

Assay by GC

b-pinene

Limonene

Linalool

linalyl acetate:

a-terpineol

neryl acetate:

geranyl acetate:

trans-nerolidol

methyl anthranilate

farnesol

7 to 17.0%

9.0 to 18.0

28.0 to 44.0%

2.0 to 15.0%

2.0 to 5.5%

Max 2.50%

1.0 to 5.0%

1.0 to 5.0%

0.1 to 1.0%

0.8 to 4.0%