Turpentine oilProduct ingredient for Turpentine
- Name
- Turpentine oil
- Drug Entry
- Turpentine
Turpentine, also known as spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, and wood turpentine, is a liquid extracted from live trees, mainly pine, through distillation of resin. It is used as a solvent and base material in organic synthesis reactions. Turpentine is composed of terpenes, mainly the monoterpenes alpha-pinene and beta-pinene with lesser amounts of carene, camphene, dipentene, and terpinolene.
- Accession Number
- DBSALT001917
- Synonyms
- Oil of turpentine / Oleum terebinthinae / Spirits of turpentine / Terebinthina / Turpentine spirits / Turpentine volatile oil
- External IDs
- Fema no. 3089
- UNII
- C5H0QJ6V7F
- CAS Number
- 8006-64-2
- External Links
- Wikipedia
- Turpentine_oil