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Properties of substance:
(-)-menthol
skc-file
Synonyms:
[1R-(1α,2β,5α)]-5-methyl-2-isopropylcyclohexanol
Group of substances:
organic
Physical appearance:
colorless needles crystals
Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):
C
1
0
H
2
0
O
Molar/atomic mass: 156.2652
Melting point (°C):
35.5
Boiling point (°C):
215
Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):
acetic acid
: soluble [
Ref.
]
ammonia liquid
: 19 (20°C) [
Ref.
]
chloroform
: soluble [
Ref.
]
diethyl ether
: very soluble [
Ref.
]
ethanol 95%
: 633 (20°C) [
Ref.
]
oil of turpentine: soluble [
Ref.
]
petroleum ether: soluble [
Ref.
]
sulfur dioxide
: 37 (20°C) [
Ref.
]
water
: 0.04 (20°C) [
Ref.
]
Density:
0.89 (15°C, g/cm
3
)
Vapour pressure (Torr):
10 (98°C)
Flash point (°C):
86
Autoignition temperature (°C):
272
LD
50
(mg/kg):
3300 (rats, oral)
References:
Kleemann A. Pharmaceutical Substances. - 2000. - pp. 1241-1243
Neuroscience Letters. - 2002. - Vol. 322, No. 3. - pp. 145-148
Seidell A. Solubilities of organic compounds. - 3ed., vol.2. - New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1941. - pp. 684
Yalkowsky S.H., Yan H. Handbook of aqueous solubility data. - CRC Press, 2003. - pp. 713
Беликов В.Г. Учебное пособие по фармацевтической химии. - М.: Медицина, 1979. - pp. 236-237 [Russian]
Полюдек-Фабини Р., Бейрих Т. Органический анализ. - Л.: Химия, 1981. - pp. 62 [Russian]
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Справочник по растворимости. - Т.1, Кн.2. - М.-Л.: ИАН СССР, 1962. - pp. 973, 1234 [Russian]
Справочник химика. - Т. 2. - Л.-М.: Химия, 1964. - pp. 778-779 [Russian]
Токсикологический вестник. - 2002. - №5. - pp. 52 [Russian]
Хейфиц Л.А., Дашунин В.М. Душистые вещества и другие продукты для парфюмерии. - М.: Химия, 1994. - pp. 62-66 [Russian]
Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 3. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1992. - pp. 34 [Russian]
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