Petitgrain

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Petitgrain ( Citrus aurantium ssp. Amara )
safety instructions
CAS number

8014-17-3

GHS labeling of hazardous substances
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Toxicological data

> 5000 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  oral )

Petitgrain is the name of a colorless to yellowish essential oil that is extracted from the leaves, twigs and unripe green fruits of the bitter orange . It is used as a heart note in perfume production and is obtained by steam extraction .

The basic chemical substances that make up petitgrain are geraniol , linalool , nerol , terpineol , geranyl acetate , linalyl acetate , myrcene , nerylacetate and trans - ocimen .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Datasheet Petitgrain oil, Paraguay from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on July 29, 2017 ( PDF ).