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Terpinolene

CAS
EC
Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
citrus
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
Note tendency
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Descriptors
sweetoilypine
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Reverse-composition

Contained in

Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.

Ingredient%Range
BLACK PEPPER0.1–1%
chemicals · No. 2882

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1278.

tenacity · moderateFEMA 3046
sweetpineyoily
MW
BP
184°C
MP
Sp.Gr.
0.86
Refractive n
Rotation
Appearance

Colorless or very pale straw-colored, oily liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Sweet-piney, oily and relatively pleasant odor of moderate to poor tenacity. Not nearly as harsh as Pinene, often slightly anisic in its sweetness, and generally free from Turpentine-like notes.

Uses in perfumery

The title material is used in fragrances for household products, mostly in Pine fragrances, in cleansers, in deodorizers, reodorants, masking agents, etc. for industrial purposes.

Uses in flavor

The better grades of Terpinolene, often redistilled by the user, are also used in flavor compositions, mainly in Citrus and fruit blends. The concentration may be about 15 to 60 ppm in the finished product. The material is particularly suitable for Lime flavors.

Production

1) by alcoholic sulfuric acid treatment of Pinene. 2) by fractionation out of Wood Turpentine or Sulfate Turpentine, also from ordinary Turpentine oils. 3) as a by-product in the manufacture of Terpineol from Pinene.

Identity
Aliases · 5
Terpinolene1,4(8)-Terpadienepara-Mentha-2,4(8)-dieneTerebenTerpinene
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