| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
FEMA 3764 | [CAS]
13341-72-5 | [Synonyms]
FEMA 3764
MINT LACTONE
MENTHALACTONE
Fema no. 3764
Einecs 236-390-6
MENTHALACTONE 99+%
Menthalactone USP/EP/BP
DIMETHYLTETRAHYDROBENZOFURANONE
5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethyl-2(4h)-benzofuranon
5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethyl-2(4H)-Benzofuranone
3,6-Dimethyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydrobenzofuran-2(4H)-one
3,6-dimethyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-4H-benzofuran-2-one
2(4H)-Benzofuranone, 5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethyl-
5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethyl-(4H)-benzofuran-2-one | [EINECS(EC#)]
236-390-6 | [Molecular Formula]
C10H14O2 | [MDL Number]
MFCD00209516 | [MOL File]
13341-72-5.mol | [Molecular Weight]
166.22 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Occurrence]
Reported found in peppermint and pennyroyal oil, Mentha arvensi | [Uses]
flavors and fragrances | [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 |
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