Bursera delpechiana

Linaloe Wood Oil occurs as a colorless to yellow liquid with a pleasant, flowery odor. It is the volatile oil obtained by steam distillation from the wood of Bursera delpechiana Poiss. (Fam. Burseraceae) and other Bursera species. It is soluble in most fixed oils and in propylene glycol. It is soluble in mineral oil, but it becomes opalescent or turbid on dilution. It is insoluble in glycerin. 

Geranyl acetate Bursera delpechiana (Burseraceae), OD-R (rose)... 

Bursera delpechiana, B. spp. (Burseraceae), Lavandula spp., Origanum sipyleum (Lamiaceae), Citrus aurantium, C. limon,... 

A halogenated member (76) of this class has already been discussed in the halo-genated monoterpenoid section. The acetates (234) have been isolated from Bursera delpechiana (cf. Vol. 4, p. 68), and the alkaloid gentiananine (235 R R = OMe,Me) has been reported from Pedicularis macrochila ... 

Oil of Linnloe. Volatile nil distilled from a Mexican wood (Bursera delpechiana Poiss. and probably other species of Bursera, Burscraceaef Constit Linalool, geraniol. meth y Iheptenone. 

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... 

Adams, D. R., and S. P. Bhatnagar Analysis of the Volatile Constituents of the Essential Oil of Indian Linaloe Bursera delpechiana Poisson). Int. Flavours Food Addit. 6, 185 (1975) Thomas, A. F., and W. Renold (Firmenich SA, Geneva, Private Communication) believe the substance to be a mixture of cis- and trans-2,6,6-trimethyl-2-vinyl-5-acetoxytetrahydropyrans. 

Linalool (23) is more properly spelt linalool and pronounced with two distinct o sounds, the first long and the second short. This gives an indication of one of its principal sources, Linaloe oil, the essential oil of the Indian tree Bursera delpechiana, which contains levels of 30% linalool and 45-50% of its acetate. However, it is common practice nowadays to omit the diaeresis and even to speU the name with a single letter o. Other synonyms include linalyl alcohol, Licareol (extract from rosewood), and Coriandrol (extract from coriander). It occurs very widely in nature. The richest source is Ho leaf oil from China and Taiwan, which typically contains >90% linalool and levels as high as 97.5%, have been reported (150). Rosewood oil will typically contain 75-85% linalool and it is a major component of many flower (e.g., 80% in Ifeesia and 75% in honeysuckle) and herb (e.g., 65-80% in coriander) oils. Linalyl acetate is also a frequently encountered component of plant oils. Oils in which it plays a particularly important organoleptic role, include lavender ( 50%) and citrus leaf oils (also 50%). 

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