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L-MENTHYL ACETATE

Product NameL-MENTHYL ACETATE
CAS16409-45-3
MFC12H22O2
MW198.3
EINECS240-459-6
MOL File16409-45-3.mol

Chemical Properties

Melting point	<25 °C
Boiling point	229-230 °C(lit.)
Density	0.92 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
FEMA	2668 \| MENTHYL ACETATE (ISOMER UNSPECIFIED)
refractive index	n20/D 1.447(lit.)
Flash point	171 °F
Odor	at 100.00 %. tea cooling minty fruity berry
Odor Type	mentholic
biological source	synthetic
JECFA Number	431
Henry's Law Constant	1.2×10^-2 mol/(m³Pa) at 25℃, HSDB (2015)
Major Application	flavors and fragrances
InChI	1S/C12H22O2/c1-8(2)11-6-5-9(3)7-12(11)14-10(4)13/h8-9,11-12H,5-7H2,1-4H3
InChIKey	XHXUANMFYXWVNG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES	CC(C)C1CCC(C)CC1OC(C)=O
LogP	4.10
CAS DataBase Reference	16409-45-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

WGK Germany	3
RTECS	AI5900000
Storage Class	10 - Combustible liquids
Hazard Classifications	Aquatic Chronic 2
Hazardous Substances Data	16409-45-3(Hazardous Substances Data)
Toxicity	rabbit,LD50,skin,> 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg),Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 14, Pg. 479, 1976.

MSDS

Provider	Language
SigmaAldrich	English
ALFA	English

Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Colorless liquid; menthol-like odor.Slightly soluble in water; miscible with alcohol and ether. Combustible.

Chemical Properties

l-Menthyl acetate has a fresh odor similar to mint and rose (on dilution). It has a characteristic, fresh, pungent flavor, different from menthol (being much milder). It has a cool mouthfeel with only a trace of mint flavor.

Occurrence

Reported as a normal constituent of peppermint oil in varying amounts, depending on the source; the synthetic product is optically levorotatory; the commercial product is optically inactive.

Uses

Perfumery, flavoring.

Uses

L-Menthyl Acetate is a component of essential oils extracted from natural sources.

Preparation

By reacting acetic anhydride with menthol in the presence of anhydrous sodium acetate.

Definition

ChEBI: (+/-)-Menthyl acetate is a p-menthane monoterpenoid.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: tea-like, cooling and fruity

Biochem/physiol Actions

Taste at 25 ppm

Safety Profile

Mildly toxic by ingestion. A skin irritant. Combustible liquid. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.

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