Sabinene
Sabinene is a natural bicyclic monoterpene with the molecular formula C10H16. It is isolated from the essential oils of a variety of plants including holm oak (Quercus ilex) and Norway spruce (Picea abies). It has a strained ring system with a cyclopentane ring fused to a cyclopropane ring.
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4-methylene-1-(1-methylethyl)bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane | |
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C10H16 |
| Molar mass | 136.23 g/mol |
| Density | 0.844 g/mL at 20 °C g/cm3 |
| Boiling point | 163 to 164 °C (325 to 327 °F; 436 to 437 K) |
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Sabinene is one of the chemical compounds that contributes to the spiciness of black pepper and is a major constituent of carrot seed oil. It also occurs in tea tree oil at a low concentration. It is also present in the essential oil obtained from nutmeg,[2] Laurus nobilis, and Clausena anisata.
See also
- Thujene, a double bond isomer of sabinene
References
- Beilstein. 5, IV, 451
- Shulgin, A. T.; Sargent, T.; Naranjo, C. (1967). "The Chemistry and Psychopharmacology of Nutmeg and of Several Related Phenylisopropylamines" (pdf). Psychopharmacology Bulletin. 4 (3): 13. PMID 5615546.
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