Term Name: | beta-terpinene |
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Synonyms: | 4-methylidene-1-(propan-2-yl)cyclohexene, menthadiene-1(7),3, p-Mentha-1(7),3-diene |
Definition: | One of three isomeric monoterpenes differing in the positions of their two double bonds (alpha- and gamma-terpinene being the others). In beta-terpinene the double bonds are at the 1(7)- and 3-positions of the p-menthane skeleton. beta-Terpinene has no known natural source. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:59159] ( EBI ) |