This page provides supplementary chemical data on Menthol.
Material Safety Data Sheet[edit]
The handling of this chemical may incur notable safety precautions. It is highly recommended that you seek the Material Safety Datasheet (MSDS) for this chemical from a reliable source such as SIRI or the links below, and follow its directions.
- Baker MSDS at the Wayback Machine (archived March 3, 2016) (l-form)
- Fisher MSDS (DL or racemic form)
- Fisher MSDS (l-form)
- Ambix MSDS at the Wayback Machine (archived March 3, 2016) Menthol Eucalyptus ointment
Structure and properties[edit]
| Structure and properties | |
|---|---|
| Index of refraction, nD | ? |
| Abbe number | ? |
| Dielectric constant, εr | ? ε0 at ? °C |
| Bond strength | ? |
| Bond length | ? |
| Bond angle | ? |
| Magnetic susceptibility | ? |
| Optical rotation | |
| Enantiomer | [α]D[1] |
| (+)-menthol | +50.1° |
| (+)-isomenthol | +25.9° |
| (+)-neomenthol | +20.9° |
| (+)-neoisomenthol | +2.0° |
| (−)-menthol | -50.2° |
| (−)-isomenthol | -25.9° |
| (−)-neomenthol | -20.8° |
| (−)-neoisomenthol | -2.0° |
Thermodynamic properties[edit]
| Phase behavior | |
|---|---|
| Triple point | ? K (? °C), ? Pa |
| Critical point | ? K (? °C), ? Pa |
| Std enthalpy change of fusion, ΔfusH |
? kJ/mol |
| Std entropy change of fusion, ΔfusS |
? J/(mol·K) |
| Std enthalpy change of vaporization, ΔvapH |
? kJ/mol |
| Std entropy change of vaporization, ΔvapS |
? J/(mol·K) |
| Solid properties | |
| Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfH |
? kJ/mol |
| Standard molar entropy, S |
? J/(mol K) |
| Heat capacity, cp | ? J/(mol K) |
| Liquid properties | |
| Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfH |
? kJ/mol |
| Standard molar entropy, S |
? J/(mol K) |
| Heat capacity, cp | ? J/(mol K) |
| Gas properties | |
| Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfH |
? kJ/mol |
| Standard molar entropy, S |
? J/(mol K) |
| Heat capacity, cp | ? J/(mol K) |
Spectral data[edit]
| UV-Vis | |
|---|---|
| λmax | ? nm |
| Extinction coefficient, ε | ? |
| IR | |
| Major absorption bands | ? cm−1 |
| NMR | |
| Proton NMR | |
| Carbon-13 NMR | |
| Other NMR data | |
| MS | |
| Masses of main fragments |
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- Except where noted otherwise, data relate to Standard temperature and pressure.
- Reliability of data general note.