The separation of β-pinene and menthone by HPLC on a silica gel column can be significantly improved with decreasing the column
temperature. On a perparative scale complete separation of oxygenated terpenes from terpene hydrocarbons could be carried
out under such conditions.
Key Words Column liquid chromatography - Silica gel columns at low temperatures - Terpene hydrocarbons - Oxygenated terpenes