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C10H18O
154.25 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceWarning

Alpha-TERPINEOL

CAS98-55-5EC202-680-6
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Fragrance ingredient in perfumes and soaps

Alpha-terpineol is a terpineol compound with a lilac-like odor, naturally occurring as a plant metabolite. It is widely used as a fragrance ingredient in perfumes and soaps.

Fragrance ingredient in perfumes and soapsMajor ingredient of pine oil disinfectantsSynthetic flavoring agent

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Related Compounds

ReferenceSame Category

1-phenylethanol

CAS98-85-1

Flavoring and perfumery agent

ReferenceSame Category

Acetophenone

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Flavor and fragrance intermediate

ReferenceSame Category

Methyl 4-methylbenzoate

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fragrance for consumer products

ReferenceSame Category

Α-phellandrene

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flavor and fragrance ingredient

Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H227
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

2-(4-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)propan-2-ol

InChIKey

WUOACPNHFRMFPN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1=CCC(CC1)C(C)(C)O

Synonyms (48)
  • (+/-)-alpha-terpinel
  • (S)-p-Menth-1-en-8-ol
  • (Z)-alpha-terpineol
  • 1-Menthene-8-ol
  • 1-alpha-terpineol
  • 1-p-Menthen-8-
  • 1-p-Menthen-8-ol
  • ALFA-TERPINEOL
  • DL a-terpineol
  • TERPIN MONOHYDRATE IMPURITY A
  • TERPINEOL, ALPHA
  • Terpene alcohol
  • Terpenol
  • Terpilenol, alpha-
  • Terpineol
  • Terpineol 350
  • Terpineol schlechthin
  • Terpineol, mixture of isomers
  • a-Terpineol
  • alpha-TERPINEOL
  • alpha-Terpinenol
  • alpha-Terpineol (natural)
  • alpha-Terpinol
  • alpha-terpeneol
  • alpha-terpeniol
  • cis-alpha-terpineol
  • dl-alpha-Terpineol
  • p-Menth-1-en-8-ol
  • terpineol, cis-alpha-
  • |A-Terpineol (Standard)