FEMA 3764
Synonym(s):mint lactone
- CAS NO.:13341-72-5
- Empirical Formula: C10H14O2
- Molecular Weight: 166.22
- MDL number: MFCD00209516
- EINECS: 236-390-6
- SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
- Update Date: 2025-03-28 17:34:19

What is FEMA 3764?
Occurrence
Reported found in peppermint and pennyroyal oil, Mentha arvensi
Preparation
By asymmetric dihydroxylation reaction from intrinsically disflavored diastereoface of alkene
Aroma threshold values
Aroma characteristics at 10.0%: sweet, creamy coumarinic, slightly powdery coconut, brown vanilla-like and slightly bready.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: creamy, coconut, coumarin, milky lactonic with a slight minty and anisic nuance.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Tetrahedron Letters, 31, p. 6789, 1990 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)97172-7
General Description
Menthalactone occurs naturally in mint. It may be contributing to its analgesic activity.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Taste at 20 ppm
Properties of FEMA 3764
Boiling point: | 87-89 °C25 mm Hg(lit.) |
Density | 1.058 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
refractive index | n |
FEMA | 3764 | MINTLACTONE |
Flash point: | 176 °F |
form | neat |
Odor | at 100.00 %. sweet creamy coumarin coconut powdery tobacco spearmint |
optical activity | [α]20/D 35°, neat |
JECFA Number | 1162 |
EPA Substance Registry System | 2(4H)-Benzofuranone, 5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethyl- (13341-72-5) |
Safety information for FEMA 3764
Computed Descriptors for FEMA 3764
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