Menthol (data page)#Material Safety Data Sheet

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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20070630043133/http://siri.org/msds/index.php SIRI] or the links below, and follow its directions.

{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214629/http://hazard.com/msds/mf/baker/baker/files/m1131.htm |date=March 3, 2016 |title=Baker MSDS}} (l-form)
[https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/16349.htm Fisher MSDS] (DL or racemic form)
[https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/22737.htm Fisher MSDS] (l-form)
{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234214/http://hazard.com/msds/f2/bsy/bsyrh.html |date=March 3, 2016 |title=Ambix MSDS}} Menthol Eucalyptus ointment

== Structure and properties ==

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Index of refraction, n_D \| ?
Abbe number \|?
Dielectric constant, ε_r \| ? ε₀ at ? °C
Bond strength \| ?
Bond length \| ?
Bond angle \| ?
Magnetic susceptibility \| ?
{{chembox header}} \| Optical rotation
Enantiomer \| [α]_D[http://www.leffingwell.com/menthol1/menthol1.htm Menthol - A Cool Place -Page 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°

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Index of refraction, n_D

| ?

Abbe number

Dielectric constant, ε_r

| ? ε₀ at ? °C

Bond strength

| ?

Bond length

| ?

Bond angle

| ?

Magnetic susceptibility

| ?

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Enantiomer

| [α]_D[http://www.leffingwell.com/menthol1/menthol1.htm Menthol - A Cool Place -Page 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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Triple point \| ? K (? °C), ? Pa
Critical point \| ? K (? °C), ? Pa
Std enthalpy change of fusion, Δ_fusH^o \| ? kJ/mol
Std entropy change of fusion, Δ_fusS^o \| ? J/(mol·K)
Std enthalpy change of vaporization, Δ_vapH^o \| ? kJ/mol
Std entropy change of vaporization, Δ_vapS^o \| ? J/(mol·K)
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Std enthalpy change of formation, Δ_fH^o_solid \| ? kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, S^o_solid \| ? J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, c_p \| ? J/(mol K)
{{chembox header}} \| Liquid properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, Δ_fH^o_liquid \| ? kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, S^o_liquid \| ? J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, c_p \| ? J/(mol K)
{{chembox header}} \| Gas properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, Δ_fH^o_gas \| ? kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, S^o_gas \| ? J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, c_p \| ? J/(mol K)

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! {{chembox header}} | Phase behavior

Triple point

| ? K (? °C), ? Pa

Critical point

| ? K (? °C), ? Pa

Std enthalpy change
of fusion, Δ_fusH^o

| ? kJ/mol

Std entropy change
of fusion, Δ_fusS^o

| ? J/(mol·K)

Std enthalpy change
of vaporization, Δ_vapH^o

| ? kJ/mol

Std entropy change
of vaporization, Δ_vapS^o

| ? J/(mol·K)

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Std enthalpy change
of formation, Δ_fH^o_solid

| ? kJ/mol

Standard molar entropy,
S^o_solid

| ? J/(mol K)

Heat capacity, c_p

| ? J/(mol K)

{{chembox header}} | Liquid properties

Std enthalpy change
of formation, Δ_fH^o_liquid

| ? kJ/mol

Standard molar entropy,
S^o_liquid

| ? J/(mol K)

Heat capacity, c_p

| ? J/(mol K)

{{chembox header}} | Gas properties

Std enthalpy change
of formation, Δ_fH^o_gas

| ? kJ/mol

Standard molar entropy,
S^o_gas

| ? J/(mol K)

Heat capacity, c_p

| ? J/(mol K)

== Spectral data ==

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λ_max \| ? nm
Extinction coefficient, ε \| ?
{{chembox header}} \| IR
Major absorption bands \| ? cm⁻¹
{{chembox header}} \| NMR
Proton NMR \|
Carbon-13 NMR \|
Other NMR data \|
{{chembox header}} \| MS
Masses of main fragments \|

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! {{chembox header}} | UV-Vis

λ_max

| ? nm

Extinction coefficient, ε

| ?

{{chembox header}} | IR

Major absorption bands

| ? cm⁻¹

{{chembox header}} | NMR

Proton NMR

Carbon-13 NMR

Other NMR data

{{chembox header}} | MS

Masses of
main fragments

References

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