Mild, dry-woody, slightly medicinal-tarry
odor with some similarity to spices or condiments (herbs) in the Cumin-Thyme family.
Very stable to heat, alkali and organic acids.
Cadinene has usually bearing the aroma of the oil from which it is derived. The relative position of the two double
bonds characterizes the stereoisomers of cadinene; these have been identified.
Colorless, slightly viscous liquid.
B.P. 275°C. Sp.Gr. 0.92.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, miscible with most perfume and flavor oils.
The presence of cadinene has been confirmed in several essential oils: α- and β-cadinene in the oil of
Dacrydium colensoi; γ-cadinene in the oils of Java citronella, ylang-ylang, and Populus balsamifera; γ1-cadinene in the oil of lemongrass
Malabar; δ-cadinene in the oils of citronella, calamus, and ylang-ylang; ε-cadinene in the oil of ylang-ylang.
CADINENE is occasionally used in flavor compositions,
mostly as a fixative in candy flavors, where the
stability to heat is an advantage. Concentrations of this chemical may then be as high as
4000 ppm in the finished candy.
CADINENE can be produced by isolation from Brazilian Cedrelawood oils or from the non-esterified portion of
Amyris oil in the preparation of so-called
"Amyris acetate".
Clear yellow to lime green oily liquid with a characteristic odor.
CADINENE is sensitive to prolonged exposure to light. CADINENE is incompatible with strong oxidizers.
ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: CADINENE is a possible eye irritant.
