C10H20O
156.26 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceWarning
MENTHOL
CAS1490-04-6EC216-074-4
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
flavor and fragrance ingredient
Menthol is a monoterpenoid organic compound that occurs naturally in the oils of mint plants such as corn mint and peppermint. It is a white or clear waxy crystalline substance, solid at room temperature, with the naturally occurring form being (−)-menthol.
flavor ingredientfragrance ingredient
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H402Harmful to aquatic life
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexan-1-ol
InChIKey
NOOLISFMXDJSKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC1CCC(C(C1)O)C(C)C
Synonyms (64)
- BOHENAO
- MENTHOL
- MENTHOL (USP MONOGRAPH)
- Menthol (USP)
- (+/-)-Menthol, racemic
- (1R,2R,5R)-Isomenthol
- (1R,2S,5R)-Menthol
- (1S, 2S, 5R)-(+)-Neomenthol
- 3-Hydroxy-p-menthane
- 3-p-Menthanol
- 3-p-Menthol
- Emtricitabine Impurity 9
- Fisherman's friend lozenges
- Hexahydrothymol
- L(-)-Menthol
- LEVOMENTHOL OR RACEMENTHOL
- MENTHOL (II)
- MENTHOL (MART.)
- MENTHOL COMPONENT OF SALONPAS
- MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED
- MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM
- Menthol (Standard)
- Menthol racemate
- Menthol, SAJ special grade
- Menthol, cis-1,3,trans-1,4-
- Menthol, dl-
- Menthol, puriss.
- Mentholum
- Menthyl alcohol
- Mineral ice
- Neomenthol
- Racementol
- Racemic menthol
- Robitussin Cough Drops
- SALONPAS COMPONENT MENTHOL
- Therapeutic mineral ice
- dextro,laevo-neomenthol
- dl-Menthol
- dl-Menthol (JP17)
- menthol crystals; 15356-70-4
- p-Menthan-3-ol
- rac-Menthol