ALPHA-SANTALOL
- CAS No.
- Chemical Name:
- ALPHA-SANTALOL
- Synonyms
- ALPHA-SANTALOL
- CBNumber:
- CB91418735
- Molecular Formula:
- Molecular Weight:
- 0
- MOL File:
- Mol file
- Modify Date:
- 2024/7/1 9:36:19
ALPHA-SANTALOL Chemical Properties,Uses,Production
Uses
The title tricyclic sesquiterpene alcohol is frequently used in perfume compositions, not only in the classical “Oriental” types, but in many modem-woody fragranus, Chypre variations, Muguet undertones and fixateur, Carnation, etc. It blends excellently with many resins and balsams, Opopanax, Myrrh, Tolu and Peru, with Geranium, Patchouli, Ionones, Methylionones, Vetiver, etc. Santalol is also used in flavor compositions, in trace amounts in various floral and fruity complexes. The concentration will rarely exceed 10 ppm in the finished product.
Preparation
by isolation from East Indian, West Australian or Timor type Sandalwood oils. The commercial product, Santalol, consists of a mixture of alpha- and bera-Santalol, with a preponderance of the alpha-isomer.