Chemistry of Essential Oils

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

THE CHEMISTRY OF

ESSENTIAL OILS

AND

ARTIFICIAL PERFUMES

THIRD EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED. IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOLUME II

(1) CONSTITUENTS OF ESSENTIAL OILS, SYNTHETIC

PERFUMES AND ISOLATED AROMATICS

(2) THE ANALYSIS OF ESSENTIAL OILS

ROYAL 8VO (10 in. x 6-^ in.) 344 PAGES

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II

Ch. I., THE ESSENTIAL OIL IN THE
PLANT.—Cultivation of the Plant—Secre-
tion of Essential Oil—Solubility in Water
—Linalol—Geraniol—Thujol—Menthol.

Ch. II., THE CONSTITUENTS OF ES-
SENTIAL OILS AND SYNTHETIC PERFUME
BODIES. — Hydrocarbons—Sesquiterpenes
—Alcohols—Terpene Alcohols—Esters—
Aldehydes—Ketones—Phenols and Phen-
olic Compounds—Oxides and Lactones—
Nitrogen Compounds — Sulphur Com-
pounds—Free Acids.

Ch. III., THE ANALYSIS OF ESSENTIAL
OILS.—Specific Gravity—Optical Methods

—Melting and Solidifying-Points—Boil-

ing-Point and Distillation—Determination

of Esters—Determination of Alcohols—

Tables for the Calculation of Esters and

Alcohols—Separate Determination of

Citronellol in Presence of Geraniol—De-

termination of Aldehydes and Ketones—

Miscellaneous Processes—Determination

of Phenols—Detection of Chlorine—De-

termination of Hydrocarbons—Detection

of some Common Adulterants.

Ch., IV., OLL OF ACHILLEA MLLLE-

FOLIUM—OIL OF AMMONIACUM, ETC.

INDEX.

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