The oil has an agreeable, sweet odor and boils at from 392° to 431.6° F.: Wintergreen oil.
2. The oil shows a neutral reaction.
a. The oil is laevorotatory.
It becomes blue by the addition of sulphuric acid: Oil of cloves.
b. The oil is optically inactive.
The thick oil gives with sulphuric acid a turbid, black-brown fluid; the odor is agreeable: Cinnamon oil.
c. The oil is dextrorotatory.
The thick oil has an agreeable odor: Sassafras oil.