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ISOMENTHONE

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ISOMENTHONE Basic information

Product Name:
ISOMENTHONE
Synonyms:
  • rel-(2R,5R)-5-Methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexanone
  • cis-p-Menthone
  • alpha-Isomenthone
  • (±)-cis-p-menthan-3-one
  • (z)-cyclohexanon
  • (z)-p-menthan-3-on
  • 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-,cis-Cyclohexanone
  • cis-cyclohexanon
CAS:
491-07-6
MF:
C10H18O
MW:
154.25
EINECS:
207-727-4
Mol File:
491-07-6.mol
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ISOMENTHONE Chemical Properties

Melting point:
-35 °C
Boiling point:
217.64°C (rough estimate)
Density 
0.8389 (rough estimate)
refractive index 
1.4666 (estimate)
FEMA 
3460 | D,L-ISOMENTHONE
storage temp. 
Hygroscopic, Refrigerator, under inert atmosphere
solubility 
Ethyl Acetate (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)
form 
Oil
color 
Colourless
Odor
at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. minty cool peppermint sweet
Odor Type
mentholic
JECFA Number
430
Stability:
Hygroscopic
LogP
2.63
EPA Substance Registry System
Cyclohexanone, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, (2R,5R)-rel- (491-07-6)
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Safety Information

Safety Statements 
24/25
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ISOMENTHONE Usage And Synthesis

Description

Synthesis: By hydrogenation of pipertone.

Chemical Properties

dl-Isomenthone has a peppermint odor

Occurrence

Reported found in buchu oil, celery, geranium oil, pennyroyal oil and peppermint oil

Uses

(±)-Isomenthone is a constituent of some commercial essential oils with antimicrobial and antioxidant properties.

Definition

ChEBI: P-menthan-3-one is a p-menthane monoterpenoid that is p-menthane substituted by an oxo group at position 3. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a volatile oil component.

Preparation

By hydrogenation of pipertone.

Aroma threshold values

Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: sweet peppermint, minty, fresh, powdery and ethereal with a lift of green spearmint

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 30 ppm: cooling minty peppermint, sweet ethereal herbal spearmint

ISOMENTHONE Preparation Products And Raw materials

Raw materials

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