(+)-Menthol

CAS Registry Number®

15356-60-2

CAS Name

(+)-Menthol

Molecular Formula

C10H20O

Molecular Mass

156.27

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    42-44 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H20O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)6-10(9)11/h7-11H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t8-,9+,10-/m0/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=NOOLISFMXDJSKH-AEJSXWLSSA-N

SMILES

C(C)(C)[C@@H]1[C@@H](O)C[C@@H](C)CC1

Canonical SMILES

OC1CC(C)CCC1C(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Cyclohexanol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, (1S,2R,5S)-
  • Cyclohexanol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, [1S-(1α,2β,5α)]-
  • Menthol, (1S,3S,4R)-(+)-
  • (1S,2R,5S)-5-Methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexanol
  • (+)-Menthol

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