Sabinol, C10H16O, is contained in oil of savin partly free, partly as acetate. Presumably it also occurs in oil of cypress.

The constants of sabinol from oil of savin are as follows:

B. p. 210 to 213°, 105 to 107° (20 mm.).1)

Semmler-) records d20o 0,9432; nD 1,488.

When oxidized with dilute permanganate solution, sabinol glycerol (m. p. 152 to 153°) is formed, which upon further oxidation yields a-tanacetogendicarboxylic acid (m. p. 140°). This reaction may be used for the identification of sabinol.

In general, the derivatives of this alcohol have been but little investigated.