Menthol (data page)
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Template:Short description This page provides supplementary chemical data on Menthol.
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.
- Template:Webarchive (l-form)
- Fisher MSDS (DL or racemic form)
- Fisher MSDS (l-form)
- Template:Webarchive Menthol Eucalyptus ointment
Structure and properties
| Template:Chembox header | Structure and properties | |
|---|---|
| Index of refraction, nD | ? |
| Abbe number | ? |
| Dielectric constant, εr | ? ε0 at ? °C |
| Bond strength | ? |
| Bond length | ? |
| Bond angle | ? |
| Magnetic susceptibility | ? |
| Template:Chembox header | 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
| Template:Chembox header | Phase behavior | |
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| 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) |
| Template:Chembox header | Solid properties | |
| Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfH |
? kJ/mol |
| Standard molar entropy, S |
? J/(mol K) |
| Heat capacity, cp | ? J/(mol K) |
| Template:Chembox header | Liquid properties | |
| Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfH |
? kJ/mol |
| Standard molar entropy, S |
? J/(mol K) |
| Heat capacity, cp | ? J/(mol K) |
| Template:Chembox header | 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
| Template:Chembox header | UV-Vis | |
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| λmax | ? nm |
| Extinction coefficient, ε | ? |
| Template:Chembox header | IR | |
| Major absorption bands | ? cm−1 |
| Template:Chembox header | NMR | |
| Proton NMR | |
| Carbon-13 NMR | |
| Other NMR data | |
| Template:Chembox header | MS | |
| Masses of main fragments |
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