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Beta Pinene

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Density
  
872 kg/m³

Appearance
  
Colourless liquid

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beta-Pinene (β-pinene) is a monoterpene, an organic compound found in plants. It is one of the two isomers of pinene, the other being α-pinene. It is colorless liquid soluble in alcohol, but not water. It has a woody-green pine-like smell.

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This is one of the most abundant compounds released by forest trees. If oxidized in air, the allylic products of the pinocarveol and myrtenol family prevail.

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Plants that contain β-pinene

Many plants from many botanical families contain the compound, including:

  • Cuminum cyminum
  • Humulus lupulus
  • Pinus pinaster
  • Clausena anisata
  • Cannabis sativa
  • Cannabis indica

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    References

    Beta-Pinene Wikipedia
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