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05174

DL-Menthol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Menthol, 2-Isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanol, Hexahydrothymol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H20O
CAS Number:
89-78-1
Molecular Weight:
156.27
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329747654
EC Number:
201-939-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3194263
MDL number:
MFCD00001484
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

0.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥98.0% (GC)

optical purity

enantiomeric ratio: ~50:50

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

bp

216 °C (lit.)

mp

34-36 °C (lit.)

density

0.89 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CC(C)C1CCC(C)CC1O

InChI

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

InChI key

NOOLISFMXDJSKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... TRPA1(8989), TRPM8(79054)

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GHS07

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hcodes

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

204.8 °F

flash_point_c

96 °C

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Chemosphere, 113, 30-35 (2014-07-30)
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Andrew Cheyne et al.
American journal of public health, 104(7), e54-e61 (2014-05-17)
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
73490-5G04061835294312
73490-50G04061832921006
005174-100MG04061832054667
05174-100MG04061838637222

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