Beta-Terpineol has a soft floral-piney character reminiscent of lilac and pine needles, with a clean, slightly woody undertone. Less sweet and more crisp than alpha-terpineol, it feels drier and greener on the blotter.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.
| Ingredient | % | Range |
|---|---|---|
| CISTUS OIL (ROCK ROSE) | 1.3% | — |
| FIR BALSAM ABSOLUTE 50% TEC | 1% | — |
| PINEAPPLE NATPOP | 0.037% | — |
Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1276.
Colorless, slightly viscous liquid.
Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Pungent-woody-earthy, but not piney, odor of moderate tenacity.
Beta-Terpineol is rarely used as such in perfume compositions, but it is a common companion to the alpha-isomer in commercial grade Terpineol. It has also been suggested for the manufacture of Terpiny acetate as it is preferred by some perfumers for that purpose.
1) from fractions of steam distilled Pine oil. 2) from heads or foreruns of the rectification of Terpineol made via alpha-Pinene and Terpin hydrate. 3) by reduction of Limonene epoxide.