Yellow to amber semisolid mass; floral odor. optical rotation ?6 to ?7
degrees. Soluble in alcohol, ether, and chloroform; insoluble in water.
Found in the tree Bulnesia sarmienti Lor. (Fam. Zygophyllaceae).
Perfume fixative and modifier, soap odorant,
fragrances, production of guaiacwood acetate.
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Michalea champaca or Michalea longifolia, Magnoliaceae.
By steam distillation of the chipped wood or sawdust of Bulnesia sarmienti Lor.
Essential oil composition
The main constituent of guaiac wood oil is guaiol
