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L-MENTHYL ACETATE

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L-MENTHYL ACETATE Basic information

Product Name:
L-MENTHYL ACETATE
Synonyms:
  • 2-Isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl acetate
  • MENTHYL ACETATE, L-
  • (R)-(-)-MENTHYL ACETATE
  • (-)-ACETOXY-P-MENTHANE
  • Acetic acid 2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl ester
  • Acetic acid 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl ester
  • Acetic acid p-menthane-3-yl ester
  • MENTHYL ACETATE (ISOMER UNSPECIFIED)
CAS:
16409-45-3
MF:
C12H22O2
MW:
198.3
EINECS:
240-459-6
Mol File:
16409-45-3.mol
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L-MENTHYL ACETATE Chemical Properties

Melting point:
<25 °C
Boiling point:
229-230 °C(lit.)
Density 
0.92 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
refractive index 
n20/D 1.447(lit.)
FEMA 
2668 | MENTHYL ACETATE (ISOMER UNSPECIFIED)
Flash point:
171 °F
Odor
at 100.00 %. tea cooling minty fruity berry
Odor Type
mentholic
JECFA Number
431
LogP
4.10
CAS DataBase Reference
16409-45-3(CAS DataBase Reference)
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Safety Information

WGK Germany 
3
RTECS 
AI5900000
Hazardous Substances Data
16409-45-3(Hazardous Substances Data)
Toxicity
rabbit,LD50,skin,> 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg),Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 14, Pg. 479, 1976.

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L-MENTHYL ACETATE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Colorless liquid; menthol-like odor.Slightly soluble in water; miscible with alcohol and ether. Combustible.

Chemical Properties

l-Menthyl acetate has a fresh odor similar to mint and rose (on dilution). It has a characteristic, fresh, pungent flavor, different from menthol (being much milder). It has a cool mouthfeel with only a trace of mint flavor.

Occurrence

Reported as a normal constituent of peppermint oil in varying amounts, depending on the source; the synthetic product is optically levorotatory; the commercial product is optically inactive.

Uses

L-Menthyl Acetate is a component of essential oils extracted from natural sources.

Uses

Perfumery, flavoring.

Preparation

By reacting acetic anhydride with menthol in the presence of anhydrous sodium acetate.

Definition

ChEBI: (+/-)-Menthyl acetate is a p-menthane monoterpenoid.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: tea-like, cooling and fruity

Biochem/physiol Actions

Taste at 25 ppm

Safety Profile

Mildly toxic by ingestion. A skin irritant. Combustible liquid. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.

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