Menthol (data page)

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Material Safety Data Sheet

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.

Structure and properties

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

Phase behavior
Triple point  ? K (? °C), ? Pa
Critical point  ? K (? °C), ? Pa
Std enthalpy change
of fusion, ΔfusHo		 ? kJ/mol
Std entropy change
of fusion, ΔfusSo		 ? J/(mol·K)
Std enthalpy change
of vaporization, ΔvapHo		 ? kJ/mol
Std entropy change
of vaporization, ΔvapSo		 ? J/(mol·K)
Solid properties
Std enthalpy change
of formation, ΔfHosolid		 ? kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy,
Sosolid		 ? J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp ? J/(mol K)
Liquid properties
Std enthalpy change
of formation, ΔfHoliquid		 ? kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy,
Soliquid		 ? J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp ? J/(mol K)
Gas properties
Std enthalpy change
of formation, ΔfHogas		 ? kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy,
Sogas		 ? J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp ? J/(mol K)

Spectral data

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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