Tolu Oil

Name:
Tolu Oil
Detailed information:
(tolu balsam oil).

Properties:

Yellow liquid; hyacinth-like odor. D 0.945–1.09. Soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform, and carbon disulfide. Chief known constituents: A terpene, C10H16, and esters of cinnamic and benzoic acid.

Derivation:

From tolu balsam by distillation.

Grade:

Technical.

Use:

Medicine (expectorant), cough syrups.

See Balsam.