CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Liquid |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | Colorless, oily, mobile liq |
| Odor | Slight peppermint odor |
| Taste | Bitter |
| Boiling Point | 210 °C |
| Melting Point | -6 °C |
| Solubility | Slightly sol in water; sol in org solvents /L-form/ |
| Density | 0.888-0.895 |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.27 [mmHg] |
| LogP | 3.05 |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. |
| Refractive Index | INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.4480-1.4520 @ 20 °C; SPECIFIC OPTICAL ROTATION: + OR - 2 DEG /DL-FORM/ |
| Kovats Retention Index | 1133 1136 1125 1131 1135 1143 1127 1130 1131 1131 1131 1132 1134 1134 1135 1135 1136 1137 1139 1139 1136 1143 1136 1139 1139 1139 1137 1139 1136 1136 1137 1142.7 1148 1122 1129 1130 1137 1138 1145 1158 1120 1136 1143 1125 1139 1147 1145 1143 1167 1152 1137 1149 1125 1126 1127 1130 1125 1143 1125 1141 1136 1125 1135 1150.1 1125 1141 1142 1141 1147.2 1120 1139 1149 1142 1143 1132 1134 1140 |
| Other Experimental Properties | BP: 207 °C, 116-119 °C @ 41 mm Hg; MP: -6 °C; Density: 0.895 @ 20 °C/4 °C /L-form/ |
| Chemical Classes | Biological Agents -> Plant Oils and Extracts |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 154.25 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | 2.7 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 1 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 1 |
| Exact Mass | 154.135765193 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 154.135765193 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 17.1 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 11 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 149 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 2 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
(-)-menthone is a menthone that is cyclohexanone substituted by a methyl and an isopropyl group at positions 5 and 2 respectively (the 2S,5R-stereoisomer). It is an enantiomer of a (+)-menthone.