Aniba rosaeodora Linalool

Rosewood (Bois de Rose) Aniba rosaeodora ( )-Linalool 95... 

Bois de Rose. Bois de rose oil is obtained by steam distillation of wood chips from South American rosewood trees, Aniba rosaeodora. The tree, a wild evergreen, grows mainly in the Amazon basin. The oil is used as obtained in perfumery for its sweet, woody-floral odor and as a source of linalool [78-70-6] (3), which it contains to the extent of 70%. Linalool distilled from bois de rose oil is also used directly in perfumery and for conversion to esters, eg, the acetate (1). 

Bois de Rose Oil occurs as a colorless to pale yellow liquid with a slightly camphoraceous, pleasant, floral odor. It is the volatile oil obtained by steam distillation from the chipped wood of Aniba rosaeodora var. amazonica Ducke (Fam. Lau-raceae). The oils from the coastal region of Brazil and the Amazon valley tend to differ in odor and in linalool content from that produced in the Loreto province of Peru. It is soluble in most fixed oils and in propylene glycol. It is soluble in... 

Rosewood oil, Brazilian (Bois de rose oil) is obtained by steam distillation of wood from Aniba rosaeodora A. Ducke var. amazonica A. Ducke and/or A. parvi-fora Meissner Mez. (Lauraceae). It is an almost colorless to pale yellow liquid with a characteristic, sweet odor, reminiscent of linalool, its main constituent [743, 743a],... 

Definition Oil derived from Aniba rosaeodora Properties Colorless to pale yel. oily liq. flowery sweet woody linalool odor sol. in alcohol si. sol. in glycerin insol. in water dens. 0.88 kg/l (20 C) flash pt. (TCC) 74 C)... 

Linalool is the major compound of the essential oils of Aniba rosaeodora, C. camphora leaves, Bursera delpechiana, and Lavandula angustifolia. It has a fresh, light oral odor and is used in large quantities in perfumery as well as soap and detergent products. (+)-Linalool is found in... 

Sampaio Lde F, Maia JG, de Parijos AM, de Souza RZ, Barata LE (2012) Linalool from rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora Ducke) oil inhibits adenylate cyclase in the retina, contributing to understanding its biological activity. Phytother Res 26(l) 73-77... 

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