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CAJEPUTENE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
C10H16
formula, see observation
138-86-3
CAS number
DEF

A chemical product which appears under the form of a colorless liquid with a lemonlike odor, is derived either from various essential oils, by close fractionation of wood turpentine or as a by-product in making synthetic camphor, and which is used as a solvent, in rubber compounding and reclaiming, as a dispersing agent, in paints, enamels, lacquers and varnishes, as a general wetting and dispersing agent, in printing inks, in perfumes, in flavors, in floor waxes and furniture polishes, in synthetic resins and polyterpenes.

OBS

1-methyl-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-1-ene: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

OBS

alpha: This word must be replaced by the corresponding Greek letter or italicized.

OBS

The prefixes "dl" and "p" must be italicized.

OBS

Chemical formula: C10H16

Key term(s)
  • a-limonene

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C10H16
formula, see observation
138-86-3
CAS number
DEF

Produit chimique se présentant sous la forme d'un liquide incolore, à odeur de citron, que l'on utilise comme aromatisant, agent dispersant, agent mouillant, solvant pour cires et vernis, dans les résines et les polyterpènes et en parfumerie.

CONT

[...] le pinène bicyclique s'isomérise en camphène bicycle, mais il peut donner également les monocycles que sont le dipentène, le terpinolène et le terpinène.

OBS

1-méthyl-4-(prop-1-én-2-yl)cyclohex-1-ène : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

OBS

p-mentha-1,8-diène : Le préfixe «p» s'écrit en italique.

OBS

alpha : Ce mot doit être remplacé par la lettre grecque correspondante ou s'écrire en italique.

CONT

Formule chimique : C10H16

Key term(s)
  • a-limonène

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C10H16
formula, see observation
138-86-3
CAS number
DEF

Líquido incoloro; olor a limón; miscible con alcohol; insoluble en agua. Inflamable. Tóxico.

OBS

Fórmula química: C10H16

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