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W266701
Aldrich
L -Menthone
≥96%, Mixture of isomers, FCC, Kosher
| Synonym: | (−)-Menthone, (1R,4S)-p-Menthan-3-one, (2S,5R)-2-Isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanone |
| CAS Number: | 14073-97-3 |
| Linear Formula: | C10H18O |
| Molecular Weight: | 154.25 |
| FEMA Number: | 2667 |
| Beilstein Registry Number: | 2041368 |
| EC Number: | 237-926-1 |
| Council of Europe no.: | 2035 |
| MDL number: | MFCD00001634 |
| PubChem Substance ID: | 24901231 |
Description
| Biochem/physiol Actions | Taste at 50 ppm |
| Other Notes | Natural occurrence: Mentha species. |
Properties
| grade | Halal |
| Kosher | |
| NI | |
| vapor pressure | 0.5 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| assay | ≥96% |
| refractive index | n |
| bp | 207-210 °C(lit.) |
| density | 0.893 g/mL at 20 °C(lit.) |
| Organoleptic | berry; minty; fruity; peach; raspberry; sweet; herbaceous; camphoraceous; woody |
Safety
| Personal Protective Equipment | Eyeshields, Gloves, half-mask respirator (EU), half-mask respirator (US), multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US) |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 43 |
| Safety Statements | 36/37 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | 163 °F |
| Flash Point(C) | 73 °C |
References
| reference | Mosciano, G., Organoleptic Characteristics of Flavor Materials Perfum. Flavor. 6th ed., 28, 77, (2003) |
| Mosciano, G. Perfum. Flavor. 4th ed., 30, 55, (2005) | |
| Merck | Merck 13,5862 |
| Beilstein | Beil. 7,IV,87 |
| Fieser | Fieser 14,201 / Fieser 16,204 |
| Aldrich MSDS 1, 1160:A / Arctander, 1843 / Corp MSDS 1 (2), 2205:A / FT-IR 1 (1), 436:A / FT-IR 2 (1), 677:C / FT-NMR 1 (1), 672:A / Fenaroli, 448 / IR-Spectra (3), 258:B / NMR-Reference 2 (1), 397:D / RegBook 1 (1), 471:M / RegBook 43 (1), 471:M / Structure Index 1, 67:D:4 / Vapor Phase 3, 521:C |






