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04899

α-Terpineol

analytical standard

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H18O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
154.25
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
233-986-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2325137
MDL number:
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

assay

≥95.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

impurities

≤1.0% water

refractive index

n20/D 1.482 (lit.)

bp

217-218 °C (lit.)

mp

31-35 °C (lit.)

density

0.93 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CC1=CC[C@H](CC1)C(C)(C)O

InChI

1S/C10H18O/c1-8-4-6-9(7-5-8)10(2,3)11/h4,9,11H,5-7H2,1-3H3

InChI key

WUOACPNHFRMFPN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

α-Terpineol is a monoterpene alcohol. It is one of the components responsible for the antifungal activity of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) essential oil. The reaction rate constant of α-terpineol with OH radical and ozone was found to be (1.9±0.5)×10-10cm3 molecule-1s-1 and (3.0±0.2)×10-16cm3 molecule-1s-1, respectively.PMID 16201614

Application

α-Terpineol may be used in the synthesis of α-terpinyl esters of acetic acid and acetic anhydride via lipase-mediated esterification.
α-Terpineol has been used as a reference standard for the identification of α-terpineol in tequila by solid phase microextraction (SPME) and capillary gas chromatography−mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and in virgin olive oil samples by headspace SPME followed by GC-MS equipped with flame ionization detector (FID).
It may be used as a reference standard for the analysis of α-terpineol as trace volatile compound in wine by solid-phase extraction (SPE) followed by GC-MS and in essential oils and related compounds from aromatic plants by SPME and GC-MS.

Other Notes

Depending on the ambient or transport temperature the aggregation state can vary.
This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: cinnamomum mentha pimpinella salvia thymus valeriana glycyrrhiza


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

195.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

91 °C - closed cup



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