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Chemical substance record

4-terpineol

562-74-3C₁₀H₁₈O154.253 g/mol

Organic/Inorganic Small MoleculeChEBI source record

A terpineol that is 1-menthene carrying a hydroxy substituent at position 4. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values

CAS number	562-74-3	ChEBI ↗
Molecular formula	C₁₀H₁₈O	ChEBI ↗
Molar mass	154.253 g/mol	ChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass	154.13577 Da	ChEBI ↗
Formal charge	0	ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifier	CHEBI:78884	ChEBI ↗

Names & structural identifiers

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Source preferred name

4-terpineol

IUPAC name

4-methyl-1-(propan-2-yl)cyclohex-3-en-1-ol

InChIKey

WRYLYDPHFGVWKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1=CCC(O)(C(C)C)CC1

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H18O/c1-8(2)10(11)6-4-9(3)5-7-10/h4,8,11H,5-7H2,1-3H3

Names & synonyms

4-methyl-1-(propan-2-yl)cyclohex-3-en-1-ol

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

terpineolChEBI parent class · 26876 ↗tertiary alcoholChEBI parent class · 26878 ↗

alcohol lipid organic molecular entity

Roles recorded in ChEBI

antioxidantvolatile oil componentantibacterial agentantiparasitic agentantineoplastic agentanti-inflammatory agentapoptosis inducerplant metabolite

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Amount

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Equivalent amount

0.00648286 mol

Uses 154.253 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions

C

Carbon · 10 atoms

77.87%

H

Hydrogen · 18 atoms

11.76%

O

Oxygen · 1 atom

10.37%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

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Selected source associations

Terpinen-4-ol Induces Apoptosis in Human Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo. ↗Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2012 · PMID 21760828

A review of applications of tea tree oil in dermatology. ↗International journal of dermatology · 2013 Jul · PMID 22998411

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026

Identity, formula, mass, synonyms & ontologyEMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:78884

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

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