Beta Pinene By Silverline Chemicals

Silverline chemicals manufactures, supplier and exports Natural Beta Pinene , Alpha pinene from Panipat, Haryana, India.

Beta pinene is a colorless liquid, soluble in alcohol, but not water. It has a woody-green pine-like smell. It occurs naturally in rosemary, parsley, dill, basil and rose, There are two structural isomers found in nature: a-pinene and I -pinene. As the name suggests, both forms are important constituents of pine resin; they are also found in the resins of many other conifers, and more widely in other plants. Both are also used by many insects in their chemical communication system. Selective oxidation of pinene with some catalysts in chemical industry give many components for pharmacy, artificial odorants and so on. The primary oxidation product is verbenone.

Specification :
CAS Number

127-91-3
Botanical Source ----------
Synonym 2,2,6-Trimethylbicyclo(3.1.1)hept-2-ene;
6,6-dimethyl-2-methylene-bicyclo(3.1.1)heptan
Empirical Formula C10H16
Molecular weight 136.23

Description Colourless and transparent, clear liquid.
Odor Sweet, fresh pine woody hay green.
Solubility Freely Soluble in ethanol.
Optical Rotation -2.00 TO +2.00
Specific Gravity 0.855gm/ml TO 0.885gm/ml
Refractive Index 1.4650 TO 1.4900
ASSAY BY GLC
Beta-Pinene content 95.00% TO 98.00%
Use In flavor & fragrance industries.
Storage Condition Store in well closed containers, in cool and dry storage area.