Talk:Pinene

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Possible use as fuel?[edit]

http://phys.org/news/2014-03-bacteria-biofuel-alternative-high-energy-rocket.html suggests Pinene might be used as fuel. Comment? 94.30.84.71 (talk) 19:33, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

References[edit]

2 different references are both numbered 1 & 2. 69.72.92.247 (talk) 23:38, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what you are saying. Two different references should be given different numbers. Reference 1 links to a page about alpha-pinene and reference 2 links to a page about beta-pinene. -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:48, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Opening sentence of the lede[edit]

I have an issue with the abstract nature of the opening sentence. In our common experience, what is this substance? How do we characterize it? It's a common physical substance, so it should have a physical description. How about: "Pinene is an oily aromatic hydrocarbon found in plants"? That's very pithy, very understandable to non-chemists, and very relatable to the physical world. Sbalfour (talk) 15:58, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Skeletal formula[edit]

What is the correct skeletal formula for the pinenes? In the "Isomers" section it has the two methyl groups attached to the 6-position on the ring, but in the "Biosynthesis" section the two methyl groups are attached to the bridging carbon. Surely these two very different structures cannot refer to the same molecule; however, when I construct both skeletal formulas in MolView, it gives the same information card for pinene (either alpha or beta). Can someone provide some clarity? Lumberjane Lilly (talk) 21:01, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]