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. 2006 Jan;19(1):50–62. doi: 10.1128/CMR.19.1.50-62.2006

TABLE 2.

Properties of TTO components

Component Type of compound Chemical formula Solubility (ppm)a Log KOWb
Terpinen-4-ol Monocyclic terpene alcohol C10H18O 1,491 3.26
γ-Terpinene Monocyclic terpene C10H16 1.0 4.36
α-Terpinene Monocyclic terpene C10H16 8.2 4.25
1,8-Cineole Monocyclic terpene alcohol C10H18O 907 2.84
α-Terpinolene Monocyclic terpene C10H16 4.3 4.24
ρ-Cymene Monocyclic terpene C10H14 6.2
(+)-α-Pinene Dicyclic terpene C10H16 0.57 4.44
α-Terpineol Monocyclic terpene alcohol C10H18O 1,827 3.28
Aromadendrene Sesquiterpene C15H24
δ-Cadinene Sesquiterpene C15H24
(+)-Limonene Monocyclic terpene C10H16 1.0 4.38
Sabinene Dicyclic monoterpene C10H16
Globulol Sesquiterpene alcohol C15H26O
a

From reference 63.

b

Kow, octanol-water partition coefficient, from reference 62.