neoisomenthol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

14 °C

Boiling point:

81 °C(Press: 6 Torr)

Density 

0.890±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

storage temp. 

Refrigerator

solubility 

Chloroform, Diethyl Ether (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Oil

pka

15.30±0.60(Predicted)

color 

Colourless

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. mentholic

Odor Type

mentholic

LogP

3.216 (est)

neoisomenthol Usage And Synthesis

Uses

(±)-Neoisomenthol is a useful synthetic intermediate. It is used to prepare alkyl and aryl esters by chemoselective acylation of alkyl and aryl alcohols with carboxylic acid anhydrides in the presence of magnesium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide under solvent-free conditions.

Definition

ChEBI: Neoisomenthol is a p-menthan-3-ol.