(±)-menthone
(±)-menthone Basic information
- Product Name:
- (±)-menthone
- Synonyms:
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- rac-5β*-Methyl-2α*-isopropylcyclohexanone
- l-Menththne
- (?-menthone
- (1RS,4SR)-Menthone
- CAS:
- 1074-95-9
- MF:
- C10H18O
- MW:
- 0
- EINECS:
- 214-049-2
- Mol File:
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(±)-menthone Chemical Properties
- Boiling point:
- 217.64°C (rough estimate)
- Density
- 0.8389 (rough estimate)
- vapor pressure
- 49.4Pa at 25℃
- refractive index
- 1.4666 (estimate)
- Water Solubility
- 180.5mg/L at 25℃
- LogP
- 1.95 at 25℃
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(±)-menthone Usage And Synthesis
Chemical Properties
Colorless, oily, mobile liquid; slight peppermint odor.Slightly soluble in water; soluble in organic solvents. Combustible.
Uses
Flavoring.
Definition
ChEBI: (-)-isomenthone is an isomenthone. It is an enantiomer of a (+)-isomenthone.
Safety Profile
Moderately toxic by ingestion. A skin irritant. Combustible liquid. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.