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| | CUBEB OIL Basic information |
| Product Name: | CUBEB OIL | | Synonyms: | distilledcubeboil;oilofcubeb;Oils,cubeb;CUBEB OIL;Piper cubeba oil;CUBEB OIL (PIPER CUBEBA L. F.);CUBEB OIL USP/EP/BP;CUBEBS (PIPER CUBEBA L. F.) | | CAS: | 8007-87-2 | | MF: | | | MW: | 0 | | EINECS: | | | Product Categories: | | | Mol File: | Mol File | ![CUBEB OIL Structure]() |
| | CUBEB OIL Chemical Properties |
| TSCA | TSCA listed | | toxicity | Both the acute oral LD50 value in rats and the acute dermal LD50 value in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg (Levenstein, 1976). |
| | CUBEB OIL Usage And Synthesis |
| Chemical Properties | From steam distillation of mature,
unripe fruit of piper cubeba L. (Fam. Piperaceae).
Colorless to light green liquid; spicy odor, slt acrid
taste. Sol in fixed oils, mineral oil; insol in glycerin,
propylene glycol. | | Chemical Properties | The volatile oil is obtained by steam distillation of mature, unripe, sun-dried fruit. The oil exhibits a characteristic
spicy, camphor-like odor. The yields of oil ranges from 10 to 18%. | | Physical properties | It is a pale yellow to bluish-green, slightly viscous liquid. It is soluble in most fixed oils and in
mineral oil, but it is insoluble in glycerin and propylene glycol. | | Occurrence | Found in the fruit of Piper cubeba L. (Fam. Piperaceae). | | Uses | Fragrance and flavoring agent; as a spice in cooking. | | Definition | Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Piper cubeba, Piperaceae. | | Preparation | By steam distillation of the mature, unripe, sun-dried fruit of P. cubeba after crushing or coarse grinding. | | Essential oil composition | Cubeb oil has been reported to contain 33% sabinene, cineole. 17% sesquiterpene alcohols and 14% cadinene | | Hazard | A skin irritant. | | Safety Profile | A skin irritant. When
heated to decomposition it emits acrid
smoke and irritating fumes. |
| | CUBEB OIL Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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