C10H20O2
172.26 g/mol
cosmetic_ingredientDanger
P-Menthane-3,8-diol
CAS42822-86-6EC255-953-7
Category
cosmetic_ingredient
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Insect repellent and personal care ingredient
p-Menthane-3,8-diol (PMD) is a colorless organic compound belonging to the diol and terpenoid families. It is primarily used as an insect repellent and a personal care ingredient.
Insect repellentPersonal care ingredient
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Safety Reference
Danger
H226Flammable liquid and vapour
H318Causes serious eye damage
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for P-Menthane-3,8-diol (CAS 42822-86-6) is 2906.19.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2906.19
EU CN code (8-digit)
2906 19 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
2-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-5-methylcyclohexan-1-ol
InChIKey
LMXFTMYMHGYJEI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC1CCC(C(C1)O)C(C)(C)O
Synonyms (32)
- (+)-cis-p-Menthane-3,8-diol
- (E)-para-menthane-3,8-diol
- 3,8-p-menthanediol
- 3,8-terpineolhydrate
- 8-hydroxymenthol
- Citrepel
- Citriodiol
- Cubebaol
- Geranium cyclohexane
- Geranodyle
- Isopulegol hydrate
- p-Menthane-3,8-diol
- p-menthan-3,8-diol
- para-menthane-3,8-diol
- trans-p-Menthane-3,8-diol
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