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This page provides supplementary chemical data on Menthol.Contents
Material Safety Data Sheet
The handling of this chemical may incur notable safety precautions. It is highly recommend 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.
- Baker MSDS (l-form)
- Fisher MSDS (DL or racemic form)
- Fisher MSDS (l-form)
- Ambix MSDS Menthol Eucalyptus ointment
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 fragmentsReferences
Except where noted otherwise, data relate to standard ambient temperature and pressure.
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