Turpentine oil contains α-pinene which is the main component that is about 75-85% and the rest consists

of β-pinene
(2-3%), champhene (4-15%), and limonene (5-15%). Alpha-Pinene as the largest component in turpentine oil can be
increased its selling value by performing a hydration reaction to produce α-terpineol. the purpose of this research is
to determine the effect of temperature and reaction time to the conversion a-pinene in the synthesis of a-terpineol
from turpentine by using trichloroacetic acid catalyst. The variables studied were at 55oC; 65oC; 75oC and reaction
time 30 minutes; 60 minutes; 120 minutes and 240 minutes. The reaction is carried out in a three-neck glass
equipped with a heater, a thermometer, and a magnetic stirrer. The method of this study is hydration reaction by
reacting 0.055 mol turpentine oil, 0.55 mol aquadest, and 0.32 mol trichloroacetic acid catalyst with a stirring speed
of 385 rpm. Analysis of the synthesis results using GC to determine the α-pinene and α-terpineol concentrations
obtained, and GC-MS to know the compounds contained in the sample. The optimum condition was obtained at
reaction temperature of 65oC and reaction time of 60 minutes with α-pinene conversion obtained 93,954% and
selectivity α-terpineol 34,429%.