alpha-Terpineol acetate
Terpenoids
Structure
- Compound name
- alpha-Terpineol acetate
- Synonyms
- alpha-Terpinyl acetate
- CAS number
- 80-26-2
- Molecular mass
- 196.29 g/mol
- PubChem
- ATERPA
Alpha-Terpinyl acetate, a monoterpene ester, is a commercially important fragrance molecule. It can be prepared from α-pinene in the presence of H-beta zeolite catalysts. The essential oils obtained from Stachys setifera ssp. iranica, Chamaecyparis obtuse leaves and Thymus willkomii contain alpha-terpinyl acetate as one of the main components. The compound is an acetate derivate of the more known terpineol, which can be present as one of four different isomers.