| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
BAY OIL, SWEET | [CAS]
8007-48-5 | [Synonyms]
FEMA 2125
LAURUSOIL
oils,sweetbay
truelaureloil
romanlaureloil
BAY OIL, SWEET
LAURUS NOBILIS OIL
mediterraneanbayoil
sweet bay oleoresin
laurel leaf absolute
oilofmediterraneanbay
laurus nobilis leaf oil
LAURUS NOBILIS FRUIT OIL
BAY, SWEET (LAURUS NOBILIS L.)
laurus nobilis leaf oil turkey
BAY OIL, SWEET (LAURUS NOBILIS L.)
LAUREL BERRIES (LAURUS NOBILIS L.) | [MDL Number]
MFCD01774654 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Chemical Properties]
See Laurel. | [Chemical Properties]
The oil is obtained by steam distillation with yields between 0.5 and 1.0%; higher yields are also possible. The oil has
a characteristic odor and taste | [Definition]
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae. | [Essential oil composition]
The main constituents include α-pinene, α-phellandrene, l-linalool, cineol (50 to 70%), geraniol
and eugenol. The leaves’ essential oil contains terpenic hydrocarbons (α-pinene 1 to 7.66%, α-thujene 0.06 to 0.45%,
α-phellandrene 0.12 to 0.55%, sabinene 4.4 to 6.52%, β-pinene 1.81 to 4.36%, myrcene 0.1 to 1.35%, δ-3-carene 0.15 to 0.29%,
p-cymene 0.06 to 0.70%, γ-terpinene 0.21 to 1.51%, terpinolene 0.16 to 2.33%, α-muurolene, 0.22 to 0.89%), oxygenated derivatives
(eucalyptol 34 to 53%, linalool 11.57 to 18.73%, terpinene-4-ol 0.92 to 3.78%, geraniol 0.05 to 0.18%, α-terpineol 1.46
to 2.47%, borneol 0.18 to 0.47%, nerol 0.10 to 0.50%, spathulenol 0.10 to 0.28%, α-cadinol 0.38 to 1.12%, β-bisbolol 0.30 to
1.38%), alkanyl benzenes (eugenol 1.44 to 2.03%, methylugenol 1.73 to 11.8%), esters (α-terpenyl acetate 9.54 to 18.02%, geranyl
acetate 0.07 to 0.17%, linalyl acetate 0.29 to 094%, citronellyl acetate 0.09 to 0.24%, methyl geranate 0.48 to 0.91%, bornyl
acetate 0.14 to 0.08%) (CoE, 2000). | [Safety Profile]
Moderately toxic by ingestion.When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke andirritating vapors. |
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