Compounds · Monoterpenes · Terpenoid pathway
γ-Terpinene
Also known as Moslene — an analysis may use any of these names
Dry citrus, slightly woody, not very sweet. It is the backbone of the smell of fruit peel.
- CAS
- 99-85-4
- Formula
- C10H16
- Molar mass
- 136.23
- Odour threshold
- —
- Boiling point
- ≈ 183 °C at atmospheric pressure
Where it occurs
Each bar spans the lowest to the highest value measured across published lots. The dot is the mean. A wide range is not an error — it is the mark of a natural raw material.
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Cold-pressed lemon peel 1 lot9.0–9.0
mean 9.0
Where it comes from
Biosynthetic pathway: Terpenoid pathway — plants build them from identical five-carbon blocks.
Why it sits where it does
A ten-carbon hydrocarbon with no functional group, light and early to evaporate — it sits in the first half of the band with limonene.
Where else you meet it
Lemon peel, pomelo peel, dill, oregano. After limonene it is one of the main components of citrus oils.
Dictionary entries that mention this compound
Reading the table above correctly
Percentage is not odour strength. The human nose’s detection thresholds differ by up to millions of times from one compound to another.
A wide range is normal. A supplier who publishes identical figures year after year is something to question, not something to trust.