Product Name: Petitgrain Oil
Synonyms: Fema 2855 ; Oil, petitgrain ; Petitgrain absolute ; Petinerol ; Petitgrain oil ; Petitgrain oil paraguay ; Petitgrain oil, paraguay type ; Petitgrain oil paraguey type
Product Categories: Polymers
CAS NO: 8014-17-3
Boiling Point: 173 °C(lit.)
Density : 0.886 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
Refractive index : n20/D 1.459(lit.)
Flash Point:152 °F

In perfumery and aromatherapy as fresh-scented essential oils

 Oils, petitgrain (CAS NO.8014-17-3) some essential oils there are extracted from the leaves and twigs mainly of the bitter orange plant (Citrus aurantium var. amara) via steam distillation.
 Oils, petitgrain (CAS NO.8014-17-3) main regions of production are Paraguay and France, with the former's product being of higher odour tenacity. Petitgrain oil (fr. little grain) gains its name from the fact that it used to be extracted from the small unripe oranges of the plant. The oil has a greenish woody orange smell that is widely used in perfumery and found in colognes.

Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory.

Low toxicity by ingestion and skin contact. A combustible liquid. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating vapors.
WGK Germany 2
RTECS RJ3696700

The main constituents of Oils, petitgrain (CAS NO.8014-17-3) are geraniol, geranyl acetate, linalool, linalyl acetate, myrcene, nerol, neryl acetate, and terpineol.