C10H20O
156.26 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceWarning
MENTHOL
CAS89-78-1EC216-074-4
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Flavor and fragrance ingredient
Menthol is a monoterpenoid organic compound naturally found in mint plant oils, typically appearing as a white or clear waxy crystalline solid at room temperature. It is widely used as a flavor and fragrance ingredient in consumer products.
Flavor and fragrance ingredient
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CAS 89-78-1
Related Compounds
StrongSame Parent
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flavor and fragrance ingredient
ReferenceSame Category
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Flavoring and fragrance ingredient
ReferenceSame Category
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flavor and fragrance ingredient
ReferenceSame Category
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Minty flavors and fragrances
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Flavor and fragrance ingredient
Referencestereoisomer of
L-menthol
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Flavor and fragrance ingredient
Referencestereoisomer of
(+)-isomenthol
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flavor and fragrance ingredient
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