Description :

Turpentine (also called spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, wood turpentine and colloquially turps) is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resinobtained from live trees, mainly pines. It is mainly used as a solvent and as a source of materials for organic synthesis.

oil Turpentine is composed of terpenes, mainly the monoterpenes alpha-pinene and beta-pinene with lesser amounts of carene, camphene, dipentene, and terpinolene.

Solvent

The two primary uses of turpentine in industry are as a solvent and as a source of materials for organic synthesis.

Source of organic compounds

oil Turpentine is also used as a source of raw materials in the synthesis of fragrant chemical compounds. Commercially used camphor, linalool, alpha-terpineol, and geraniol are all usually produced from alpha-pinene and beta-pinene, which are two of the chief chemical components of turpentine.

Medicinal elixir

Turpentine and petroleum distillates such as coal oil and kerosen have been used medicinally since ancient times, as topical and sometimes internal home remedies.