(+)-NEOMENTHOL Chemical Properties

Melting point:

−22 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

95 °C12 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

0.899 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

vapor pressure 

0.8 mm Hg ( 20 °C)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.461

FEMA 

2666 | (+)-NEOISOMENTHOL

Flash point:

180 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

pka

15.30±0.60(Predicted)

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. mentholic minty sweet

Odor Type

mentholic

optical activity

[α]22/D +17.3°, neat

Water Solubility 

434mg/L at 25℃

BRN 

2037488

LogP

3.4 at 25℃

CAS DataBase Reference

2216-52-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Cyclohexanol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, (1S,2S,5R)- (2216-52-6)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

37/38-41

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

OT0450000

HS Code 

2906190090

MSDS

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(+)-NEOMENTHOL Usage And Synthesis

Description

d-Neomenthol has a menthol-like odor. It is used in mixtures of menthols as a substitute for ι-menthol.

Chemical Properties

d-Neomenthol has a menthol-like odor. It is used in mixtures of menthols as a substitute for l-menthol.

Occurrence

Reported found in corn mint oil (Mentha arvenis).

Uses

(+)-Neomenthol is a reagent used in the preparation of alkyl sulfonyl fluorides.

Definition

ChEBI: (+)-neomenthol is a p-menthan-3-ol.

General Description

(1S,2S,5R)-(+)-Neomenthol is a monoterpenoid compound found in the peppermint herb, Mentha piperita L. This menthol isomer is generally used as an additive in oral hygiene products and as a flavoring agent in food and beverages.

Flammability and Explosibility

Not classified

Synthesis

(+)-Neomenthol is prepared synthetic from dI-Menthone by Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction.

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