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Menthol

Name: Menthol
Brand: USP

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

(−)-Menthol, (1R,2S,5R)-2-Isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanol, 5-Methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexanol

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Linear Formula:

C₁₀H₁₉OH

CAS Number:

2216-51-5

Molecular Weight:

156.27

UNSPSC Code:

41116107

NACRES:

NA.24

PubChem Substance ID:

329750355

MDL number:

MFCD00062979

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

1902293

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Properties

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

agency

USP

API family

menthol

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

CC(C)[C@@H]1CC[C@@H](C)C[C@H]1O

InChI

1S/C10H20O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)6-10(9)11/h7-11H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t8-,9+,10-/m1/s1

InChI key

NOOLISFMXDJSKH-KXUCPTDWSA-N

Description

General description

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Menthol is an alcohol extracted from various mint oils or prepared synthetically. It exists in two forms: levorotatory (l-menthol), which can be found in natural or synthetic sources, and racemic (dl-menthol).

Application

Menthol USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia. Also, for use with USP monographs such as:

Menthol Lozenges
Tetracaine and Menthol Ointment
Benzocaine and Menthol Topical Aerosol^®
Anethole

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Legal Information

Aerosol is a registered trademark of Cytec Technology Corp.

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This Item	15785	1.05995	00580590
USP 1381709 Menthol	Sigma-Aldrich 15785 (−)-Menthol	SAFC 1.05995 (-)-Menthol	00580590 (−)-Menthol
description United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard	description puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, 98.0-102.0%	description EMPROVE^® ESSENTIAL, Ph. Eur., BP, JP, USP	description primary reference standard
grade pharmaceutical primary standard	grade -	grade -	grade primary reference standard
manufacturer/tradename USP	manufacturer/tradename -	manufacturer/tradename -	manufacturer/tradename HWI
application(s) pharmaceutical (small molecule)	application(s) pharmaceutical (small molecule)	application(s) pharmaceutical semi-solid formulation solid formulation	application(s) -
format neat	format -	format -	format -
agency USP	agency -	agency BP, JP, Ph. Eur., USP	agency -
API family menthol	API family -	API family -	API family -

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pictograms

GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H315,H319

pcodes

P264 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P332 + P313 - P337 + P313

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

201.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

94 °C - closed cup

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