β-Caryophyllene

(E)-(1R,9S)-4,11,11-Trimethyl-8- methylenebicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-ene; C₁₅H₂₄ = 204.4 (87-44-5)

Oily liquid, practically insoluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96%).

β-Caryophyllene used in gas chromatography complies with the following additional test.

Assay. Gas chromatography (2.2.28) as prescribed in the monograph Clove oil (1091).

Test solution The substance to be examined.

Content, minimum 90.0%, calculated by the normalisation procedure.