Sabinene[1]
IUPAC name	4-methylene-1-(1-methylethyl)bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane
Identifiers
CAS number	3387-41-5 Y,(±) [2009-00-9] (+) [10408-16-9] (-)
Properties
Molecular formula	C10H16
Molar mass	136.23 g/mol
Density	0.844 g/mL at 20 °C g/cm3
Boiling point	163-164 °C
Y (what is this?)  (verify) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Sabinene is a natural bicyclic monoterpene with the molecular formula C₁₀H₁₆. It is isolated from the essential oils of a variety of plants including holm oak (Quercus ilex) and Norway spruce (Picea abies). It has a strained ring system with cyclopentane ring fused to a cyclopropane ring.

Sabinene is one of the chemical compounds that contributes to the spiciness of black pepper and is a major constituent of carrot seed oil. It also occurs in tea tree oil at a low concentration.It is also present in the essential oil obtained from nutmeg.

[edit] See also

• Thujene, a double bond isomer of sabinene

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