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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.
Opens the builder with Menthol loaded
as component 1 at 100%.
Precautionary statement codes
P264, P264+P265, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, and P362+P364
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) — fetched 2026-08-28
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) — fetched 2026-08-28
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) — fetched 2026-08-28
- Appearance
D,l-menthol is a white crystalline solid with a peppermint odor and taste. (NTP, 1992)
CAMEO Chemicals — fetched 2026-08-28
- Odour
Peppermint odor /dl-Menthol/
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) — fetched 2026-08-28
- Melting point
-8 °C
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) — fetched 2026-08-28
- Boiling point
214.6 °C
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) — fetched 2026-08-28
- Flash point
196 °F (NTP, 1992)
CAMEO Chemicals — fetched 2026-08-28
- Auto-ignition temperature
no value printed
unsourced — inference candidate
- Flammable limits
no value printed
unsourced — inference candidate
- Vapour pressure
VP: 0.0637 mm Hg at 25 °C /l-Menthol/
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) — fetched 2026-08-28
- Relative density
0.9131 at 18 °C
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) — fetched 2026-08-28
- Solubility in water
In water, 420 mg/L at 25 °C
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- Partition coefficient, log Kow
log Kow = 3.2
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) — fetched 2026-08-28
- Viscosity
no value printed
unsourced — inference candidate
- LD50 Rat oral 2900 mg/kg /DL-Menthol/
- LD50 Rat oral 3180 mg/kg /DL-Menthol/
- LD50 Rat im 10,000 m g/kg /DL-Menthol/
- LD50 Cats oral 1500-1600 mg/kg /DL-Menthol/
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) — fetched 2026-08-28
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) — fetched 2026-08-28
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) — fetched 2026-08-28
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) — fetched 2026-08-28
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