Testing Information

Testing Status of Agents at NTP

CAS Registry Number: 8007-70-3 (Anise oil)

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Selected information from two of the National Library of Medicine's databases: ChemIDPlus1 and HSDB2.

Structure

Chemical Structure for CAS Registry Number 8007-70-3 from NLM

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Chemical Properties2

Property Description
Color/Form
  • Colorless to pale yellow liquid or crystalline mass
Odor
  • CHARACTERISTIC SWEET ODOR REMINISCENT OF ANETHOLE
Taste
  • SWEET, SOFT, MILD FLAVOR
  • CHARACTERISTIC SWEET FLAVOR REMINISCENT OF ANETHOLE
Boiling Point
  • None found
Melting Point
  • 14-19 DEG C
Molecular Weight
  • None found
Corrosivity
  • None found
Critical Temperature & Pressure
  • None found
Density/Specific Gravity
  • 0.978-0.988 AT 25 DEG C/25 DEG C
Disassociation Constants
  • None found
Heat of Combustion
  • None found
Heat of Vaporization
  • None found
log P (octanol-water)
  • None found
pH
  • None found
Solubilities
  • SLIGHTLY SOL IN WATER; SOL IN ABOUT 3 VOL ALCOHOL; FREELY SOL IN CHLOROFORM, ETHER
  • 1 vol in 3 vol of 90% ethanol at 20 deg C
Spectral Properties
  • INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.553-1.560 AT 20 DEG C/D; OPTICAL ROTATION: +1 TO -2 DEG IN 100 MM TUBE AT 25 DEG C; REFRACTIVE
Surface Tension
  • None found
Vapor Density
  • None found
Vapor Pressure
  • None found
Relative Evaporation Rate
  • None found
Viscosity
  • None found
Other Properties
  • DENSITY: ABOUT 1.006; SOLIDIFIES @ -10 DEG TO 15 DEG C /OIL ANISE, JAPANESE/
  • SPECIFIC OPTICAL ROTATION: ABOUT -8 DEG @ 20 DEG C/D /OIL OF ANISE, JAPANESE/
  • Freezing point = 15-19.5 deg C

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Uses2

  • MFR OF LIQUEURS; FLAVOR FOR CANDIES, COOKIES, DENTIFRICES; CARMINATIVE, EXPECTORANT
  • VET: HAS BEEN USED AS A CARMINATIVE
  • FLAVORING AGENT IN FOODS & BEVERAGES, DENTRIFICES & MEDICINES; FRAGRANCE IN COSMETICS, SOAPS, & DETERGENTS; CARMINATIVE & EXPECTORANT (HUMAN) **PEER REVIEWED**

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Superlist Classes1

  • None found

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Notes (Sources: NTP,HSDB,RTECS,MESH)1

  • None found

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Other Registry Numbers1

  • None found

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Synonyms (Sources: NTP, HSDB,RTECS,MESH)1

  • Anise oil
  • Aniseed oil
  • HSDB 1938
  • Oil of anise
  • Oils, anise
  • Oils, pimpinella anisum
  • Star anise oil

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Links to Additional Information1

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Footnotes

1 Source: the National Library of Medicine's ChemIDPlus, 10/28/2007.

2 Source: the National Library of Medicine's Hazardous Substance Database, 10/28/2007.

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Web page last updated on May 14, 2008