TERPINYL ACETATE

Synonym(s):(±)-α-Terpinyl acetate, predominantly α-isomer;(±)-2-(4-Methyl-3-cyclohexenyl)isopropyl acetate

CAS NO.：8007-35-0
Empirical Formula: C12H20O2
Molecular Weight: 196.29
MDL number: MFCD00037155
EINECS: 232-357-5
SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
Update Date: 2026-04-03 14:17:14

What is TERPINYL ACETATE?

Chemical properties

Terpinyl acetate has a sweet, refreshing, herbaceous odor.

Occurrence

Reported found in essential oils of cypress, Malabar cardamom, cajeput, niaouli, Siberian pine needles, pine, Melaleuca trichostachya, Melaleuca pauciflora and in the essential oil of bitter orange. Also reported found in sweet and bitter orange peel, bitter orange peel oil, grapefruit juice, black currant, cinnamon, clove bud, garlic, cocoa, tea, pepper, mace, sweet and wild marjoram, cardamom, ginger, nutmeg thymus, coriander seed, lovage leaf, lovage root, laurel, myrtle leaf, myrtle berry, clary sage, lemon balm, eucalyptus oil, mastic gum oil and Spanish sage.

Preparation

By acetylation of α-terpineol or mixed isomeric terpineols.

Definition

ChEBI: Alpha-Terpinyl acetate is a p-menthane monoterpenoid.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 2.5 ppm

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 12.5 ppm: woody, citrus, spicy, floral, grapefruit and seedy

Properties of TERPINYL ACETATE

Boiling point:	220 °C(lit.)
Density	0.953 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
refractive index	n20/D 1.465(lit.)
FEMA	3047 \| TERPINYL ACETATE (ISOMER MIXTURE)
Flash point:	>230 °F
Odor	at 100.00 %. sweet herbal bergamot pine lavender floral
JECFA Number	368
EPA Substance Registry System	Terpineol, acetate (8007-35-0)