linalyl acetate

[ lin-uh-lil, -leel ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 12 H 20 O 2 , having a pleasant odor: used chiefly in perfumes, cosmetics, toilet water, and soap.

Word History and Origins

Origin of linalyl acetate¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; linal(ool) + -yl

Example Sentences

Amyl acetate, CH3·COOC5H11, and linalyl acetate, CH3·COOC10H17, the latter occurring in the oils of lavender and bergamot, are typical esters classed as essential oils.

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Among the constituents of this oil are: linalyl acetate, limonene, dipentene, linalol, and bergaptene.

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Among its constituents are limonene, linalyl acetate, geraniol and geranyl acetate.

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Thus, to find the percentage as linalyl acetate, the number of c.c. absorbed would be multiplied by 0.196 and by 100, and divided by the weight of oil taken.

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Specific gravity at 15° C., 0.875-0.882; optical rotation, +0° 40' to +10°, and occasionally much higher; refractive index at 20° C., 1.468-1.470; esters, calculated as linalyl acetate, 10-18 per cent.; soluble in 0.75-1.75 volumes of 80 per cent. alcohol, becoming turbid on further addition of alcohol.

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