| Identification | |
| Name: | (+/-)-Menthol |
| Synonyms: | D-Menthol; 2-Isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanol |
| CAS: | 15356-70-4 |
| EINECS: | 239-388-3 |
| Molecular Formula: | C10H20O |
| Molecular Weight: | 156.26 |
| 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-/m1/s1 |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Transport: | UN 1888 6.1/PG 3 |
| Melting Point: | 34-36 °C(lit.) |
| Flash Point: | 200 °F |
| Boiling Point: | 216 °C(lit.) |
| Density: | 0.89 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
| Solubility: | Slightly sol in water; very sol in alc, chloroform, ether, petroleum ether; freely sol in glacial acetic acid, liq petrolatum Water solubility = 456 mg/l @ 25 deg C |
| Flash Point: | 200 °F |
| Color: | Crystals or granules COLORLESS, HEXAGONAL, USUALLY NEEDLE-LIKE CRYSTALS, OR FUSED MASSES, OR CRYSTALLINE POWDER |
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