D-PIPERITONE Property

Boiling point:

234.73°C (rough estimate)

Density 

0.8899 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4884 (estimate)

FEMA 

2910 | D-PIPERITONE

form 

liquid

color 

Clear, Pale Yellow

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. herbal minty mentholic peppermint

Odor Type

mentholic

JECFA Number

435

LogP

2.41

Safety

HS Code 

2916310090

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

Precautionary statements

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P321Specific treatment (see … on this label).

P332+P313IF SKIN irritation occurs: Get medical advice/attention.

P362Take off contaminated clothing and wash before reuse.

D-PIPERITONE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

d-Piperitone has a camphor-like odor and a sharp, minty flavor

Occurrence

The structure has been defined by the work of several authors; the d-, l- and dl-forms are known; the d-form is found in the essential oils of Mentha silvestris, Cymbopogon sennaarensis and Japanese peppermint oil; the dl-form is found in the essential oils of Andropogon iwarancusa, Mentha pulegium var. hirsuta and in mixture with the l-form, Eucalyptus dives; the l-form, the most abundant, is found in about 30 varieties of eucalyptus and in other plants. It is also reported found in lemon and lime peel oil, lime juice, other citrus peel oils, black currants, raspberry, celery seed, cinnamon bark, peppermint oil, corn mint oil, other Mentha oils, nutmeg, pepper, mace, parsley seed oil, rose apple, starfruit, tamarind, elder flower, rosemary, buchu oil, lemon balm, sweet grass oil, eucalyptus oil and mastic gum fruit and leaf oil.

Definition

ChEBI: The (6S)-enantiomer of piperitone.

Preparation

Isolated from Japanese mint oil; l-form from Eucalyptus dives oil; by hydrogenation of diosphenol; by reduction of 5-methyl-2-isopropylanisole with sodium in liquid NH4.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 680 ppb