MIMOSA ABSOLUTE MOROCCAN Property

Density 

1.015 g/mL at 25 °C

refractive index 

n20/D 1.541

Flash point:

>230 °F

color 

A viscous liquid, yellow-brownish in colour. The main constituents of mimosa absolute include anisaldehyde and hydrocarbons

Odor

at 100.00 %. floral green grassy waxy woody spicy

Odor Type

floral

EPA Substance Registry System

Oils, mimosa (8031-03-6)

Safety

RTECS 

PY7954000

Toxicity

Both the acute oral LD₅₀ in mice and the acute dermal LD₅₀ in guinea-pigs exceeded 5 g/kg (Moreno, 1974)

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H302Harmful if swallowed

H311Toxic in contact with skin

H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Precautionary statements

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P270Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.

P273Avoid release to the environment.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P301+P312IF SWALLOWED: call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician IF you feel unwell.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P312Call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician if you feel unwell.

P322Specific measures (see …on this label).

P330Rinse mouth.

P361Remove/Take off immediately all contaminated clothing.

P363Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.

P405Store locked up.

P501Dispose of contents/container to..…

MIMOSA ABSOLUTE MOROCCAN Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Description

Woody plants native to Australia, having pinnate leaves and yellow flower clusters. The plant has become acclimated to the French and Italian Riviera, where it was transplanted in the early 1800s. It is cultivated for ornamental (flowers) and extractive purposes. The flowers are the part used. Mimosa has a delicate, sweet, floral odor.
The derivatives are the concrete, which is extracted from flowers in approximately 0.7 to 1.1% yields using petroleum ether, and the absolute, prepared from the concrete in approximately 20 to 25% yields. The concrete is a pale-yellow wax with a fatty, floral, slightly sweet odor, reminiscent of beeswax. The absolute is a syrupy, viscous, amber-colored or yellowish liquid with a scent similar to that of flowers.

Chemical Properties

Mimosa absolute is prepared from the concrete in approximately 20 to 25% yield. It is sweeter and more natural flowerlike, and less spicy than cassie. The concrete prepared with petroleum extract is a pale-yellow wax with a fatty, floral, slightly sweet odor, reminiscent of beeswax

Chemical Properties

Mimosa absolute is obtained from the blossoms of the mimosa trees Acacia dealbata Link and Acacia mearnsii De Wild. (Mimosaceae), which grow, for example, in the forests of Southern France and in Morocco.
The absolute is a yellowish-brown liquid with a slightly green, floral odor and extremely high tenacity. The odor-determining constituents, for example, phenylethyl alcohol or methyl anisate, are contained only in very small concentrations.
Annual production is only some few tons. The main part is produced in Morocco and, in small quantities, also in France and India. Mimosa absolute is used mainly in fine fragrances as a floral fixative.

Physical properties

The absolute is a syrupy, viscous, amber-colored or yellowish liquid.

Occurrence

Found in the flowers of Acacia decurrens var. dealhata (Fam. Leguminosae) (Guenther, 1952; Naves, 1974).

Preparation

From the concrete of mimosa (Guenther, 1952)

Definition

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Acacia decurrens, Leguminosae.