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γ-Terpinene

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

1-Isopropyl-4-methyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene, p-Mentha-1,4-diene

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H16
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
136.23
Beilstein:
2038347
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

4.7 (vs air)

vapor pressure

~0.7 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥98.5% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.474 (lit.)
n20/D 1.474

bp

182 °C (lit.)

density

0.85 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

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

InChI

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

InChI key

YKFLAYDHMOASIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

γ-Terpinene is a monoterpene hydrocarbon present in essential oils extracted from Thymus vulgaris L., and exhibits antimicrobial, carminative and expectorant activities.

Application

γ-Terpinene has been used as a standard in the determination of γ-terpinene, present in tea tree oil extracted from various parts of Melaleuca alternifolia tree and analyzed using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry(GC-MS).
γ-Terpinene may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in Thymus vulgaris L. oil samples using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
γ–terpinene has been used as a standard in the determination of γ–terpinene, present in tea tree oil extracted from various parts of Melaleuca alternifolia tree and analyzed using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry(GC-MS).
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Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: thymus

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

124.9 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

51.6 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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GC/MS evaluation of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) oil composition and variations during the vegetative cycle
Hudaib M, et al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 29(4), 691-700 (2002)
Correlations of the components of tea tree oil with its antibacterial effects and skin irritation
Lee J-C, et al.
Journal of food and drug analysis, 21, 169-176 (2013)
Wei-bin Yuan et al.
Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials, 34(7), 1067-1069 (2011-11-10)
To analysis the constituents of volatile oil from Fructus Auranti Immaturus by GC-MS. The volatile oil was extracted by steam distillation, then separated by capillary gas chromatography. The constituents of volatile oil were identified and their amount were determined by
Nabila Bouderdara et al.
Natural product communications, 6(1), 115-117 (2011-03-04)
The essential oil of aerial parts of Cachrys libanotis L. (Apiaceae) from east Algeria was extracted by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS. Thirty-one compounds were identified, the main components being germacrene-D (18.0%), gamma-terpinene (6.4%), p-cymene (5.5%), caryophyllene oxide
R S Verma et al.
Natural product research, 24(20), 1890-1896 (2010-11-26)
Thymus linearis (Benth. ex Benth) was collected from five distinct locations of western Himalaya (India) during the summer season. The hydro-distilled essential oil (yield 0.84-0.95%) was analysed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A total of 56

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