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Substance Name: l-Menthyl acetate
RN: 2623-23-6
UNII: W8C5F4H1OA
InChIKey: XHXUANMFYXWVNG-ADEWGFFLSA-N

Classification Codes

  • Natural Product
  • Skin / Eye Irritant

Molecular Formula

  • C12-H22-O2

Molecular Weight

  • 198.3038
 
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Names and Synonyms

Results Name

  • l-Menthyl acetate

Name of Substance

  • Menthyl acetate, (-)-

Synonyms

  • (-)-Menthyl acetate
  • 4-06-00-00153 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
  • Acetic acid, p-menth-3-yl ester, L-
  • BRN 2208505
  • Cyclohexan-1-ol, 2-isopropyl-5-methyl-, acetate, L-
  • EINECS 220-076-0
  • FEMA No. 2668
  • l-Menthyl acetate
  • l-Menthyl acetate (natural)
  • L-p-Menth-3-yl acetate
  • NSC 3722
  • NSC 52970
  • UNII-W8C5F4H1OA

Systematic Names

  • Acetic acid, p-menth-3-yl ester, L-
  • Cyclohexanol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, 1-acetate, (1R,2S,5R)-
  • Cyclohexanol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, acetate, (1R,2S,5R)-
  • Cyclohexanol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, acetate, (1R-(1alpha,2beta,5alpha))-
  • Cyclohexanol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, acetate, (1theta-(1alpha,2beta,5alpha))-
  • l-Menthyl acetate
  • Menthol, acetate, (1R,3R,4S)-(-)-

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 2623-23-6

FDA UNII

  • W8C5F4H1OA

System Generated Number

  • 0002623236

Structure Descriptors

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H22O2/c1-8(2)11-6-5-9(3)7-12(11)14-10(4)13/h8-9,11-12H,5-7H2,1-4H3/t9-,11+,12-/m1/s1

InChIKey

XHXUANMFYXWVNG-ADEWGFFLSA-N

Smiles

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

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
rabbit LD50 skin > 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg)   Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 14, Pg. 477, 1976.
rat LD50 oral > 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg)   Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 14, Pg. 477, 1976.

Physical Properties

Physical Property Value Units Temp (deg C) Source
Melting Point < 25 deg C   EXP
Boiling Point 229.5 deg C   EXP

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