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Terpinen-4-ol
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ECHA InfoCard 100.008.396 Edit this at Wikidata
MeSH terpinenol-4
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C10H18O/c1-8(2)10(11)6-4-9(3)5-7-10/h4,8,11H,5-7H2,1-3H3Key: WRYLYDPHFGVWKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C10H18O/c1-8(2)10(11)6-4-9(3)5-7-10/h4,8,11H,5-7H2,1-3H3Key: WRYLYDPHFGVWKC-UHFFFAOYAQ
SMILES
  • CC1=CCC(CC1)(C(C)C)O
Properties
Chemical formula C10H18O
Molar mass 154.253 g·mol
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Chemical compound

Terpinen-4-ol is a terpene with a molecular weight of 154.249.

It is considered the primary active ingredient of tea tree oil. It is also the compound of highest concentration in the essential oil of nutmeg.

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  1. Katherine A. Hammer, Christine F. Carson, and Thomas V. Riley, Effects of Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) Essential Oil and the Major Monoterpene Component Terpinen-4-ol on the Development of Single- and Multistep Antibiotic Resistance and Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 February; 56(2): 909–915. doi: 10.1128/AAC.05741-11 PMCID: PMC3264233.
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