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== Description ==
 
  
A dicyclic [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=terpene terpene] obtained from tree exudates such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=turpentine turpentine]. Alpha pinene is a colorless transparent liquid that is used as a solvent for coatings, polishes, and waxes. It is also used for the synthesis of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=camphene camphene], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=camphor camphor], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=terpineol terpineol].
 
 
== Other Properties ==
 
 
Soluble in ethanol, chloroform, ether.Insoluble in water.
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! scope="row"| Melting Point
 
| -40
 
|-
 
! scope="row"| Density
 
| 0.8620-0.8645
 
|-
 
! scope="row"| Refractive Index
 
| 1.4655-1.1670
 
|-
 
! scope="row"| Boiling Point
 
| 156-160
 
|}
 
 
== Hazards and Safety ==
 
 
Flammable.Contact will cause irritation.
 
 
== Authority ==
 
 
* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993  Comment: ref. index=1.4655-1.1670
 
 
* ''CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'', Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980  Comment: ref. index=1.464
 
 
 
 
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