C10H20O
156.26 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceWarning
L-Menthol
CAS2216-51-5EC218-690-9
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Flavor and fragrance ingredient
l-Menthol is a naturally occurring alcohol compound with a characteristic minty odor and taste, primarily used as a flavor and fragrance ingredient. It is the levorotatory isomer of menthol and is widely employed in consumer products for its cooling and refreshing sensory effects.
Flavor and fragrance ingredientTopical antipruritic (medication)Component in chewing gum and chest rubs
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Fragrance ingredient
ReferenceSame Category
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fragrance ingredient
Referencestereoisomer of
(+)-isomenthol
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flavor and fragrance ingredient
Referencestereoisomer of
Racementhol
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Flavor and fragrance ingredient
Referencestereoisomer of
P-menthan-3-ol
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flavor and fragrance ingredient
Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H320Causes eye irritation
H336May cause drowsiness or dizziness
H402Harmful to aquatic life
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for L-Menthol (CAS 2216-51-5) is 2906.11.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2906.11
EU CN code (8-digit)
2906 11 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(1R,2S,5R)-5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexan-1-ol
InChIKey
NOOLISFMXDJSKH-KXUCPTDWSA-N
SMILES
C[C@@H]1CC[C@H]([C@@H](C1)O)C(C)C
Synonyms (93)
- XUQ
- (-)-Menthol, USP
- (-)-Menthol, puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, 98.0-102.0%
- Levomentholum [INN-Latin]
- Menthol, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Menthol, racemic [EP monograph]
- Racementholum [INN-Latin]
- Racementol [INN-Spanish]
- (-)-(1R,3R,4S)-Menthol
- (-)-Menthol (Standard)
- (-)-Menthyl alcohol
- (-)-TRANS-P-METHAN-CIS-3-OL
- (-)-menthol
- (-)-trans-p-Menthan-cis-ol
- (1R)-(-)-Menthol
- (1r,2s,5r)-(-)-menthol
- (R)-(-)-Menthol
- 1-Menthol
- D-(-)-Menthol
- DL-Menthol (Standard)
- FEMA NO. 2665, (-)-
- Headache crystals
- Hexahydrothymol
- I-menthol
- L-MENTHOLUM
- Levomenthol
- Levomenthol; (-)-Menthol
- Levomentholum
- MENTHOL RACEMATE
- Menthacamphor
- Menthol (VAN)
- Menthol CRS
- Menthol natural
- Menthol natural, brazilian
- Menthol racemic
- Menthol racemique
- Menthol racemique [French]
- Menthol, (1R,3R,4S)-(-)-
- Menthol, cis-1,3,trans-1,4-
- Menthol, dl-
- Menthol, l-
- Menthol,3,trans-1,4-
- Menthol,3R,4S)-(-)-
- Menthomenthol
- Natural menthol crystal
- Peppermint camphor
- Racementhol
- Racementholum
- Racementol
- Racemic menthol
- Thymomenthol
- Tra-kill tracheal mite killer
- U.S.P. Menthol
- Water-soluble menthol
- d,l-Menthol
- l-Menthol
- l-Menthol (JP18)
- l-Menthol (natural)
- levomentol
- levomentolo
- p-Menthan-3-ol
- pound - pound(c)-Menthol
- rac-Menthol
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