• CAS mumber

    68647-73-4
  • Botanical

    Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden et Betche) Cheel, fam. Myrtaceae

Williams, L.R., Home, V.N., and Zhang, X.-L., The Composition and Bactericidal Activity of Oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree Oil) (medium 1,8-cineole content), J. Aromatherap., Vol. 1 (3), 15-17 (1988)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
1,8-Cineole 470-82-6 1033.29 1213.86 30.3%
Terpinen-4-ol 562-74-3 1180.57 1600.14 18.0%
alpha-Terpineol 98-55-5 1191.71 1693.43 6.3%
para-Cymene 99-87-6 1025.71 1269.29 5.6%
gamma-Terpinene 99-85-4 1063.71 1245.0 4.3%
Limonene 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 3.7%
alpha-Pinene 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 2.2%
alpha-Terpinene 99-86-5 1019.29 1186.29 1.7%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 1.5%
Terpinolene 586-62-9 1089.43 1286.14 0.9%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 0.7%
Sabinene 3387-41-5 975.71 1124.43 0.1%
Total 75.3%