Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Eucalyptol is a natural organic compound that is a colorless liquid. It is a cyclic ether and a monoterpenoid.Eucalyptol is also known by a variety of synonyms: 18-cineol 18-cineole cajeputol 18-epoxy-p-menthane 18-oxido-p-menthane eucalyptol eucalyptole 133-trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo[222]octane cineol cineole.In 1870 F.S. Cloez identified and ascribed the name eucalyptol to the dominant portion of Eucalyptus globulus oil.
