I have to find out the major chemical components of the essential oil of a sweet orange, which I think is aura cacia although others are saying it's Citrus sinensis.
Does anyone have ANY idea whatsoever about which sites I might find helpful in my research? All my results have been advertisements of different essential oils and that's not what I'm looking for. This is an organic chemistry lab...Where do I find the chemical components of the essential oil from orange?
Aura cacia is the name of a company, not a botanical name.
Citrus sineses is the botanical name. There are more than one kind of Orange, just go to a nursery or a grocery store. Citrus reticulata, Citrus nobilis....
But... back to your question. Essential oils of citrus peels are primarily monoterpenes, generally greater than 89%. The remaining is alcohols, aldehydes and ketones.
You should be able to track down a gas spectrometry report from your supplier.
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