| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
GURJUN BALSAM | [CAS]
8030-55-5 | [Synonyms]
gurjun
woodoil
delcol.
retified
GURJONOIL
GURJANOIL
GARJUNBALSAM
Gurjumbalsam
balsamgurjun
GURJUN BALSAM
Balsams,gurjun
Gurjun balsams
eastindiancopaiba
GURJUN BALSAM OIL
Dipterocarpusspp.
Gurjumbalsamrectified | [EINECS(EC#)]
232-444-8 | [MDL Number]
MFCD01772839 |
| Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Boiling point ]
256.6℃ at 104.2-104.4kPa | [density ]
0.914 at 20℃ | [vapor pressure ]
2.12Pa at 25℃ | [form ]
Liquid | [Odor]
at 100.00 %. sweet woody balsamic copaiba amyris | [Odor Type]
balsamic | [Cosmetics Ingredients Functions]
PERFUMING | [LogP]
5.71-6.73 | [EPA Substance Registry System]
Balsams, gurjun (8030-55-5) |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Description]
Gurjun Oil. Dipterocarpus Turbinatus Balsam Oil is an essential oil of the gurjun balsam obtained from Dipterocarpus turbinatus, Dipterocarpaceae | [Chemical Properties]
Gurjun balsam oil is produced by steam distillation of balsams obtained from
several Dipterocarpus C.F. Gaertn. species (Dipterocarpaceae); the trees grow in
South and East Asia.The balsam is produced mainly in Indonesia in a quantity of
50 t/yr.The oil is a yellow, slightly viscous liquid with a weak, wood-like odor.
d15 0.918–0.930; n20D 1.5010–1.5050; α20D ?130 ° to ?35°; solubility: 1 vol in 10 vol of ethanol.
It consists almost entirely of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, and its main component
(>60%) is α-gurjunene. Other qualities of gurjun balsam oil containing calarene and α-copaene as main constituents
are also found on the market.
Gurjun balsam oil and gurjun balsams are used for their good fixative properties,
for example, in soap perfumes, and also serve as starting materials for the
production of guaiazulene, C15H18. | [Occurrence]
As a pathological exudation of the wood of several species of Dipterocarpus (Fam. Dipterocarpaceae) (Guenther. 1952). | [Definition]
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It consists primarily of resins, essential oils, and usually cinnamic and benzoic acids. | [Preparation]
By the collection of the exuding balsam of the wood of several species of Dipterocarpus (Guenther. 1952). |
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