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147524

α-Pinene

98%

Synonym(s):

alpha-Pinene, (±)-2-Pinene, 2,6,6-Trimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H16
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
136.23
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
201-291-9
MDL number:
Assay:
98%
Form:
liquid
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Quality Segment

assay

98%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

491 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.465 (lit.)

bp

155-156 °C (lit.)

density

0.858 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[H][C@@]12CC=C(C)[C@@]([H])(C1)C2(C)C

InChI

1S/C10H16/c1-7-4-5-8-6-9(7)10(8,2)3/h4,8-9H,5-6H2,1-3H3/t8-,9-/m1/s1

InChI key

GRWFGVWFFZKLTI-RKDXNWHRSA-N

General description

It reacts with ozone in the air to form oxygenated products that can further react to form secondary organic aerosols (SOA).
α-Pinene is a chemical constituent of essential oil extracted from the stem of Canarium tramdenanum.

Application

α-Pinene was used as standard in headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatographic analysis of volatile compounds in virgin olive oils. It was used in the synthesis of cesium-doped heteropolyacid having potential application in biodiesel synthesis.


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

87.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

31 °C - closed cup

ppe

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



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