Menthofurane;4,5,6,7-TETRAHYDRO-3,6-DIMETHYLBENZOFURAN;Benzofuran, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethyl-;FEMA 3235;MENTHOFURA;MENTHOFURAN;MENTHOFURAN(SG);Menthofuran,95%;UNII:LK024V9U3C;MENTHOFURAN WITH GC
Menthofuran occurs as the (+) isomer, in peppermint essential oils. It is a colorless liquid with
a minty odor.
출처
Reported found in peppermint oil, corn mint oil, spearmint oil, Scotch spearmint oil, pennyroyal oil and other Mentha oils and buchu oil.
용도
Menthofuran is a toxin found in vairety of essential oils and is believed to be the compound responsible for the potentially fatal effects of Pennyroyal. Menthofuran is known to produce hepatotoxic intermedaites via oxidation process.
제조 방법
(+)-Menthofuran [17957-94-7] is isolated fromMentha oils or is prepared synthetically,
for example, by treatment of (+)-pulegone with fuming sulfuric acid in
acetic anhydride and pyrolysis of the resulting sultone.
