Angelica root oil

The lactones are the intramolecular esters of the corresponding hydroxy fatty acids. They contribute to the aroma of butter and various fruits. 15-Pentadeca-nolide is responsible for the musk-like odor of angelica root oil. Of the naturally occurring bicyclic lactones, phthalides are responsible for the odor of celery root oil, and coumarin for woodruff. 

C15H28O2, Mr 240.39, Z>pi.3-i.4kPa 169 °C, df 0.940, occurs in small quantities in, for example, angelica root oil. It forms colorless crystals mp 37-38 °C) with a delicate, musk-like odor. 

Raw materials derived from intensive agricultural cultivation are usually relatively inexpensive. However, the prices of some natural materials may exceed 1000 per kilogram because cultivation and harvesting of these plants are tedious and product yields are very low. Examples of extremely valuable ingredients of fragrance and flavor creations include rose oil, jasmine absolute, tuberose absolute, orris root oil, ambrette seed oil, angelica root oil, and orange flower oil [220]. 

Angelica root oil is obtained by steam distillation of the dried roots of Angelica archangelica L. [Archangelica officinalis (Moench) Hoffm.], a plant occurring predominantly in Europe (Apiaceae). The oil is a pale yellow to deep amber liquid with a green, herbaceous, peppery, musk-like odor and a bittersweet taste. 

Macrocyclic lactones like ambrettolide (7-hexadecen-l,16-olide) 158, 15-pentadecanolide (cyclopentadecanolide) 159, hexadecanolide (cyclohexa-decanolide) 160 and cyclohexadec-7-enolide 161 (Structure 4.48) are called musks. They are found in a variety of essential oils, e.g. ambrette seed oil and angelica root oil [1-4, 21-23, 62]. 

Restrictions for furocoumarin containing essential oils have been recommended for Angelica root oil, Bergamot oil expressed, Bitter orange oil expressed, Cumin oil, Grapefruit oil expressed, Lemon oil cold pressed, Lime oil expressed, Rue oil. 

This approach constitutes a simple alternative to high dilution techniques for intramolecular esterification. The pentadecanolide is a perfume constituent from angelica root oil. 

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Opdyke, D. 1975. Angelica root oil. Food Cosmet. Toxicol. 13(6) 713. Opdyke, D.L.J. 1979. Monographs on fragrance raw materials. New York Pergamon Press. 

Lactone [106-02-5]. Exaltolide. Constit. of angelica root oil. Important musk odorant. Mp 34 , 52-53 . Bpi5 176 . 

IFRA and RIFM have forbidden the use of several essential oils and components, including costus root oil, dihydrocoumarin, musk ambrette, and balsam of Peru (Ford, 1991) a concentration limit is imposed on the use of isoeugenol, cold pressed lemon oil, bergamot oil, angelica root oil, cassia oU, cinnamic alcohol, hydroj citronellal, and oakmoss absolute. Cinnamic aldehyde, citral, and carvone oxide can only be used with a quenching agent. 

A final group of important aroma compounds consists of the macro-cyclic lactones. Angelica root oil finds extensive use in flavor formulations for liquors such as vermouths, bitters, benedictines etc. 149). The musk-like odor of this essential oil is generally attributed to 15-penta-decanolide (67) (EXALTOLIDE ) (507). Recently three additional macrocyclic lactones were discovered in this oil, 13-tridecanolide (66), 17-heptadecanolide (68) and 12-methyl-13-tridecanolide (69) 625, 62 which, together, account for about 1% of the oil. 

Recently, new compounds having particular sensory properties have been discovered as trace components in flavors. Four new alcohols (58) to (61) were reported to be components of the oil of black pepper, Piper nigrum L. however, the true principles of pepper flavor still remain unknown 106). The isopropenyl derivative of (59) [l,8-/ -mentha-dien-5-ol 445)] has also been found in nature 232). The phellandrene derivative (57) was found in angelica root oil for the first time in nature 627). The structures (60) and (62) were assigned tentatively to two further constituents of the same oil 627). Both diastereoisomers of (60) had previously been reported to occur in Cinnamomum japonicum Sieb. 173). 

Taskinen, J. 12-Methyl-co-tridecanolide, a New Macrocyclic Lactone from Angelica Root Oil. Acta Chem. Scand. B29, 637 (1975). 

E. Bocker and A. Hahn Imve recently isolated a crystalline lactone of the formula in the last runnings of angelica root oil. From... 

Angelica root oil Angelica archangelica Root SD a-pinene, S-3-carene, limonene, /S-phellandrene... 

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