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86473

α-Terpinene

≥95.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

alpha-Terpinene, 1-Isopropyl-4-methyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene, p-Mentha-1,3-diene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H16
CAS Number:
99-86-5
Molecular Weight:
136.23
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
57653161
EC Number:
202-795-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1853379
MDL number:
MFCD00001534

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Product Name

α-Terpinene, ≥95.0% (GC)

InChI key

YHQGMYUVUMAZJR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C10H16/c1-8(2)10-6-4-9(3)5-7-10/h4,6,8H,5,7H2,1-3H3

SMILES string

CC(C)C1=CC=C(C)CC1

assay

≥95.0% (GC)

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.478 (lit.)

bp

173-175 °C (lit.)

density

0.837 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

200

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Application

α-Terpinene can be used as an organic reductant in the guaiacol deoxygenation to yield phenols using V2O5/Al2O3 catalyst.

General description

α-Terpinene, a cyclic monoterpene commonly used as a fragrance compound, is found in various essential oils. It is responsible for the antioxidant activity of tea tree oil.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Sens. 1B

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

122.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

50 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Conformational Space and Photochemistry of α-Terpinene
Marzec KM, et al.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 114(17), 5526-5536 (2010)
Vanadium catalyzed guaiacol deoxygenation
Filley J and Roth C
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 139(2-3), 245-252 (1999)
D Djenane et al.
Food science and technology international = Ciencia y tecnologia de los alimentos internacional, 17(6), 505-515 (2011-11-04)
Essential oils (EOs) extracted by hydrodistillation from leaf parts of Algerian Eucalyptus globulus, Myrtus communis and Satureja hortensis were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The main components of EOs obtained were γ-terpinene (94.48%), 1,8-cineole (46.98%) and carvacrol (46.10%), respectively
Yonathan Asikin et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 60(32), 7973-7980 (2012-07-19)
Citrus peels are important sources of various pleasant aroma compounds and valuable bioactive substances. To investigate differences in the composition and content of Shiikuwasha (Citrus depressa Hayata) peels from different cultivation lines, the composition of volatile aroma components, flavanones, and
Nataraj Jagannath et al.
Natural product communications, 7(7), 943-946 (2012-08-23)
The essential oil was extracted from the seeds of Heracleum rigens by hydrodistillation and a total of twenty compounds accounting for 98.5% of the total oil composition were identified. Physicochemical properties and chemical composition of the oil was determined by
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