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L-Menthol

Catalog No. A10474 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 2216-51-5 Website
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SYNONYMS

Title
L-薄荷醇
IUPAC name
(1S,2R,5S)-5-methyl-2-(propan-2-yl)cyclohexan-1-ol
IUPAC Traditional name
menthol (L)
Synonyms
(1R,2S,5R)-2-Isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanol

DATABASE IDS

Beilstein Number 1902293
Merck Index 145837
MDL Number MFCD00062979
EC Number 218-690-9
CAS Number 2216-51-5

PROPERTIES

Purity 99%
Boiling Point 212-216°C
Density 0.89
Flash Point 93°C(199°F)
Melting Point 42-45°C
Optical Rotation -50 (c=10 in ethanol)
GHS Pictograms GHS05
GHS Pictograms GHS07
GHS Hazard statements H318-H315-H335-H303
European Hazard Symbols Irritant Irritant (Xi)
GHS Precautionary statements P261-P305+P351+P338-P302+P352-P321-P405-P501A
Risk Statements 37/38-41
RTECS OT0700000
Safety Statements 26-37/39-60
TSCA Listed

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • The L-menthyl ester of succinic acid has been used in a chiral synthesis of (1S,2S)-cyclopropanedicarboxylic acid: Org. Synth. Coll., 8, 141 (1993):
  • One recrystallization gives the pure enantiomer.