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Jasminum flexile flower absolute from the south of India and the corresponding vacuum, headspace (VHS) sample of the absolute were analyzed using GC and GC-MS. Three other commercially available Indian jasmine absolutes from the species: J. sambac, J. officinale subsp. grandiflorum, and J. auriculatum and the respective VHS samples were used for comparison purposes. One hundred and twenty-one compounds were characterized in J. flexile flower absolute, with methyl linolate, benzyl salicylate, benzyl benzoate, (2E,6E)-farnesol, and benzyl acetate as the main constituents. A detailed olfactory evaluation was also performed.

Three qualities of Eastern Polynesian sandalwood oil were analyzed using GC and GC-MS. Sixty-six constituents were identified: 5 monoterpenes, 58 sesquiterpenes and 3 others. The main constituents of the essential oils were ( Z)-α-santalol and ( Z)-β-santalol. Beside chemical composition, olfactory evaluation and chiral gas chromatography of β- and epi-β-bisabolol isomers confirmed the close relationship of Eastern Polynesian to East Indian and New Caledonian sandalwood oil.