Menthol

Esters []
Menthol acetate

Molecular structure via molpic
Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formula	C10H20O[1]
Molecular mass	156.26 g/mol[1]
Density	0.904 at 59 °F (NTP, 1992) - Less dense than water; will float g/cm3[1]
Appearance	Crystals or granules[1]
Odor	Peppermint odor[1]
Taste	Peppermint taste[1]
Predicted LogP	3[1]
Melting point	100 °[1]
Boiling point	421 °[1]
Decomposition	When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.[1]
Solubility	less than 1 mg/mL at 70 °F (NTP, 1992)[1]
Chirality	racemic[2]

Identifiers []
IUPAC name	(1R,2S,5R)-5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexan-1-ol[1]
SMILES	C[C@@H]1CC[C@H]([C@@H](C1)O)C(C)C[1]
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[1]
InChIKey	NOOLISFMXDJSKH-KXUCPTDWSA-N[1]

Dosing

Menthol

(Redirected from (+)-Menthol)

Menthol (also known as l-Menthol, (-)-menthol, Levomenthol, l-(-)-Menthol, Menthomenthol, (1R,2S,5R)-2-Isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanol, Menthacamphor, Peppermint camphor, (1r,2s,5r)-(-)-menthol or Levomentholum) is a substance of the class.

Chemistry

Menthol is typically found in the form of its acetate ester.^[2]

Stereochemistry

Stereoisomers []
(+)-Menthol
(-)-Menthol
(-)-Menthol
(-)-Menthol

Subjective effects

See also

• Substituted s
• Anodyne

External links

• Menthol (Wikipedia)
• Menthol / (+)-Menthol (Wikidata)
• Menthol / (+)-Menthol (DrugBank)
• Menthol / (+)-Menthol (PubChem)
• Menthol / (+)-Menthol (ChEMBL)
• Menthol / (+)-Menthol (ChEBI)
• Menthol / (+)-Menthol (Common Chemistry)
• Menthol (HMDB)
• Menthol (KEGG)
• Menthol / (+)-Menthol (UNII)
• Menthol / (+)-Menthol (EPA DSSTox)