This page provides supplementary chemical data on Menthol.

Material Safety Data Sheet

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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

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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

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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

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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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References

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