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Menthol

CAS 1490-04-6 · PubChem CID 1254 · C10H20O · 156.26 g/mol

Also called MENTHOL, 2-Isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanol, Menthyl alcohol, Mentholum, Caswell No. 540.

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as component 1 at 100%.

01GHS classification
GHS pictogram: Irritant
Irritant

Signal word

Warning

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Precautionary statement codes

P264, P264+P265, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, and P362+P364

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H315Causes skin irritation

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H319Causes serious eye irritation

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02Physical and chemical properties
Appearance

D,l-menthol is a white crystalline solid with a peppermint odor and taste. (NTP, 1992)

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Odour

Peppermint odor /dl-Menthol/

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Melting point

-8 °C

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Boiling point

214.6 °C

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Flash point

196 °F (NTP, 1992)

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Auto-ignition temperature

no value printed

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Flammable limits

no value printed

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Vapour pressure

VP: 0.0637 mm Hg at 25 °C /l-Menthol/

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Relative density

0.9131 at 18 °C

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Solubility in water

In water, 420 mg/L at 25 °C

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Partition coefficient, log Kow

log Kow = 3.2

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Viscosity

no value printed

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03Toxicological information
LD50 Rat oral 2900 mg/kg /DL-Menthol/

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LD50 Rat oral 3180 mg/kg /DL-Menthol/

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LD50 Rat im 10,000 m g/kg /DL-Menthol/

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LD50 Cats oral 1500-1600 mg/kg /DL-Menthol/

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What we read

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), CAMEO Chemicals, Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB).

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