Menthol (data page)

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.

• Baker MSDS at the Wayback Machine (archived March 3, 2016) (l-form)
• Fisher MSDS (DL or racemic form)
• Fisher MSDS (l-form)
• Ambix MSDS at the Wayback Machine (archived March 3, 2016) 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
(+)-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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• Except where noted otherwise, data relate to Standard temperature and pressure.
• Reliability of data general note.