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(±)-Menthol

CAS Registry Number®

89-78-1

CAS Name

(±)-Menthol

Molecular Formula

C10H20O

Molecular Mass

156.27

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    212 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    41-43 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.890 g/cm³

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1/C10H20O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)6-10(9)11/h7-11H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t8-,9+,10-/s2

InChIKey

InChIKey=NOOLISFMXDJSKH-WYVCTLLJNA-N

SMILES

[C@H](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)-, (1R,2S,5R)-rel-
  • Menthol, cis-1,3,trans-1,4-
  • Cyclohexanol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, (1α,2β,5α)-
  • Menthol, dl-
  • rel-(1R,2S,5R)-5-Methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexanol

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

15356-70-4