Petitgrain
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CAS number |
8014-17-3 |
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Toxicological data |
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
- ↑ a b Datasheet Petitgrain oil, Paraguay from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on July 29, 2017 ( PDF ).