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Menthone® - 30gr
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General Presentation
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CAS N° :
89-80-5 -
EINECS number :
201-941-1 -
FEMA number :
2667 -
FLAVIS number :
07.176
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JECFA number :
429 -
Volatility :
Head -
Price Range :
€€
Physico chemical properties
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Appearance :
Colorless liquid -
Density :
0,895 -
Refractive Index @20°C :
1,448 - 1,453 -
Optical rotation :
Data not available. -
Vapor pressure :
Data not available. -
Flash Point :
79°C
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Molecular formula :
C10H18O -
Molecular Weight :
154,25 g/mol -
Log P :
3,05 -
Fusion Point :
-20°C -
Boiling Point :
209°C -
Detection Threshold :
170 ppb (0,000017%)
Chemistry & Uses
Uses in perfumery :
Menthone® is used in minty notes, for a deep and liquorice note. Allows to nuance the cold sensation of L-Menthol and L-Carvone in a mint reconstitution. Gives a very sweet and frosty mint effect.
Year of discovery :
Data not available.
Natural availability :
The natural production of Menthone® can be made from a dementholised Corn Mint EO (see L-Menthol).
Isomerism :
Menthone® is a mixture of two pairs of dextrorotatory and laevorotatory isomers: Menthone® and Isomenthone. Isomenthone has a more moldy smell than Menthone®. These two enantiomers have a strong tendency to interchange, making it difficult to separate them from synthetic Menthone® or from an essential oil. In the synthesis of Menthone®, the isomers of the molecules can be selected by changing the synthesis conditions or the starting reagent (for example, dehydrogenated or oxidized L-Menthol gives a mixture of L-Menthone® and D-isomenthone). Linalool, Nerol, Geraniol and Terpineol are some of the constitutional isomers of Menthone®. Nevertheless, they have a much more floral or terpenic smell, far from the frosty mint note of Menthone®.
Synthesis precursor :
Menthone® is a precursor to the synthesis of Menthol by catalytic hydrogenation, forming NeoMenthol and Menthol.
Synthesis route :
Synthetic Menthone® is produced by a dehydrogenation of L-Menthol, with the presence of catalytic copper and chromium. A hydrogenation of Thymol, catalysed by palladium, also allows to obtain a racemic mixture of Menthone® isomers.
Stability :
Stable in perfumes and diverse functional bases
Regulations & IFRA
Allergens :
This ingredient does not contain any allergen.
IFRA 51th :
This ingredient is not restricted for the 51th amendment
