alpha-Pinene CAS 80-56-8

Purity >95%In StockPharmaceutical Standards
CAS No.80-56-8
Molecular FormulaC10H16
Molecular Weight136.23 g/mol
CategoryPharmaceutical Standards / API Standards
AvailabilityIn Stock

Chemical Structure

alpha-Pinene CAS 80-56-8 chemical structure

Description

Under current pharmacopoeial and regulatory frameworks, quality-control requirements for this class of reference material explicitly involve the control of targets including alpha-Pinene.

alpha-Pinene (CAS 80-56-8), molecular formula C10H16 and molecular weight 136.23 g/mol, is a CATO reference standard with documented purity and traceability.

Structurally, alpha-Pinene (C10H16) contains an organic framework. The molecule exhibits a degree of unsaturation (DBE) of 3.0, corresponding to approximately 3 ring(s) or double-bond equivalent(s). With a molecular weight of 136.23 g/mol, it falls into the low-molecular-weight range. The presence of an aromatic ring or conjugated system gives the compound characteristic absorption bands in the UV-Vis region, making it well suited to UV or diode-array detection (DAD).

This reference standard is suitable for quantitative analysis on major chromatographic platforms including HPLC, GC, LC-MS/MS, and GC-MS, serving as an external calibration standard or a system suitability test reference material.

The assigned purity is verified by mass-balance and quantitative NMR (qNMR) approaches, with the expanded uncertainty reported at a 95% confidence level (k=2). Batch homogeneity and stability are independently assessed for every lot.

Physical & Chemical Properties

Molecular FormulaC10H16
Molecular Weight136.23 g/mol
Purity>95%
StorageStore at 2-8°C
Solubility (reference)Soluble in chloroform, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate
StabilityStable under recommended storage conditions
Degree of Unsaturation (DBE)3.0
UV AbsorptionUV-absorbing
CAS Registry Year (est.)1957

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