OVERVIEW
Menthone is an aromatic compound,with a molecular formula C10H18O, commonly known as Mentha Oil's Ketone Fraction. It is native to India and is among the most abundant in nature in two racemic and four optically active stereo-isomers. It is a naturally occurring organic compound used for flavouring and fragrance purposes. Menthone is a monoterpene and a ketone; it is structurally related to menthol and is seen to have carbonyl positioned in the place of secondary alcohol.
ODOUR
Herbal, minty, and sweet characteristic
IUPAC NAME
5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexan-1-ol
CAS NUMBER
89-80-5
FEMA NUMBER
2667
EINECS NUMBER
201-941-1
PRODUCT CODE
AFM001034
SYNONYM
trans-p-menthan-3-one, 1-Methyl-4-isopropylcyclohexan-3-one, L-menthone
SHELF LIFE
24 Months
LOGP
2.8
FLASHPOINT
93°C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
0.885-0.900 @ 25°C
REFRACTIVE INDEX
1.430-1.450 @ 20°C
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
154.25 g/mol
PURITY (GLC)
99.9% (L-menthone + iso menthone)
QUALITY
Synthetic
SOLUBILITY
Soluble in organic solvents