Car-3-ene

3,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-ene; 4,7,7-trimethyl-3-norcarene; C₁₀H₁₆ = 136.2 (498-15-7)

Liquid with a pungent odour, slightly soluble in water, soluble in organic solvents.

, about 0.864; , 1.473 to 1.474; , +15 to +17; boiling point, 170° to 172°.

Car-3-ene used in gas chromatography complies with the following additional test.

Assay Gas chromatography (2.2.28) as prescribed in the monograph Nutmeg oil (1552).

Content, minimum 95.0%, calculated by the normalisation procedure.