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(1S,2R,5S)-(+)-Menthol

99%

Synonym(s):

(+)-Menthol, (1S,2R,5S)-2-Isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H20O
CAS Number:
15356-60-2
Molecular Weight:
156.27
UNSPSC Code:
12352212
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24853440
EC Number:
239-387-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1902292
MDL number:
MFCD00062983

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Product Name

(1S,2R,5S)-(+)-Menthol, 99%

InChI key

NOOLISFMXDJSKH-AEJSXWLSSA-N

InChI

1S/C10H20O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)6-10(9)11/h7-11H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t8-,9+,10-/m0/s1

SMILES string

CC(C)[C@H]1CC[C@H](C)C[C@@H]1O

vapor pressure

0.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

99%

form

solid

optical activity

[α]23/D +48°, c = 10 in ethanol

optical purity

ee: 96% (GLC)

bp

103-104 °C/9 mmHg (lit.)

mp

43-44 °C (lit.)

functional group

hydroxyl

Quality Level

100

Gene Information

human ... UGT1A4(54657)

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Application

(1S,2R,5S)-(+)-menthol can undergo acylation with acid anhydrides in the presence of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate to form the corresponding acylated products.

General description

(1S,2R,5S)-(+)-menthol is a chiral secondary alcohol. Its alcohol group can be protected as 2-tetrahydrofuranyl ether by reacting with bromotrichloromethane and tetrahydrofuran.

pictograms

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GHS05,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

213.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

101 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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STBD8259V
1451624
S18069V
STBB6236V
STBB6236

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An efficient and extremely mild method for protecting alcohols as 2-tetrahydrofuranyl ethers.
Barks JM, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 41(32), 6249-6252 (2000)
An extremely powerful acylation reaction of alcohols with acid anhydrides catalyzed by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate.
Procopiou PA, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 63(7), 2342-2347 (1998)

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