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| Menthyl isovalerate Basic information |
| Menthyl isovalerate Chemical Properties |
| Hazard Codes | Xi | | Risk Statements | 36/37/38 | | Safety Statements | 26-36 | | WGK Germany | 2 | | RTECS | OT0720000 |
| Menthyl isovalerate Usage And Synthesis |
| Description | Menthyl isovalerate has an odor similar to both menthol and isovaleric acid, sweet and herbaceous, somewhat balsamic or root-like.
It has a bitter, wood-like taste. Prepared by heating a mixture of
ι-menthol and isovaleric acid at 100 - 110°C in the presence of
trace concentrated H2SO4 or at 100°C in the presence of HCL. | | Chemical Properties | Menthyl isovalerate has an odor similar to both menthol and isovaleric acid, sweet and herbaceous. It has a bitter, wood like taste. | | Occurrence | Reported found in several peppermint essential oils: American, French, English, and Russian peppermint and
nutmeg | | Preparation | Prepared by heating a mixture of l-menthol and isovaleric acid at 100 to 110°C in the presence of trace concentrated
H2SO4 or at 100°C in the presence of HCl. | | Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 80 ppm: fruity, sweet, with a tutti-fruitti background. | | Hazard | Low toxicity by ingestion and skin contact.
A moderate skin contact irritant. |
| Menthyl isovalerate Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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