1,2-Epoxymenthyl acetate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    29815-69-8

    Molecular formula
    C12H20O3

    SMILES
    CC(C)C1CCC2(C(C1OC(=O)C)O2)C

  • Odor profile

    Mint 55.24%
    Herbal 46.45%
    Cooling 41.84%
    Fresh 37.74%
    Woody 35.2%
    Odorless 33.17%
    Sweet 31.89%
    Floral 30.97%
    Fruity 26.13%
    Spicy 24.89%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.2

    pKa est.
    7.65 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    212.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    239°C

    Flash point est.
    118.59 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 1,2-epoxymenthyl acetate

  • Applications

    1,2-Epoxymenthyl acetate (CAS 29815-69-8) is a monoterpene-derived epoxide ester commonly leveraged in research and fine manufacturing as a chiral building block and reactive precursor: its epoxide ring enables selective ring-opening to nonracemic diols, halohydrins, or amino alcohols, facilitating construction of menthane frameworks for potential pharmaceuticals, agrochemical intermediates, and natural-product analogs; in fragrance chemistry, it serves as an intermediate toward menthyl/minty derivatives and odor modulators with cool, herbal facets, or can be transformed into more stable derivatives for flavor–cosmetic bases; in materials science, as a terpene-based monofunctional epoxide, it can function as a reactive diluent/modifier for bio-epoxy resins, a surface-grafting handle, or a functional monomer to tune flexibility and impart a characteristic odor; it is also used as an analytical reference and mechanistic probe, and, because epoxides are reactive, should be handled under controlled conditions with appropriate safety and regulatory compliance.

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 128.69
    methanol 175.78
    isopropanol 100.4
    water 2.34
    ethyl acetate 79.0
    n-propanol 99.21
    acetone 98.61
    n-butanol 84.19
    acetonitrile 88.72
    DMF 124.91
    toluene 67.01
    isobutanol 77.13
    1,4-dioxane 245.69
    methyl acetate 102.31
    THF 260.08
    2-butanone 97.73
    n-pentanol 67.44
    sec-butanol 80.83
    n-hexane 3.27
    ethylene glycol 50.78
    NMP 136.77
    cyclohexane 11.95
    DMSO 104.84
    n-butyl acetate 76.78
    n-octanol 44.59
    chloroform 404.3
    n-propyl acetate 65.67
    acetic acid 125.52
    dichloromethane 288.31
    cyclohexanone 157.36
    propylene glycol 64.78
    isopropyl acetate 58.55
    DMAc 126.79
    2-ethoxyethanol 106.75
    isopentanol 74.6
    n-heptane 3.53
    ethyl formate 82.18
    1,2-dichloroethane 120.68
    n-hexanol 78.07
    2-methoxyethanol 165.05
    isobutyl acetate 55.53
    tetrachloromethane 42.16
    n-pentyl acetate 55.56
    transcutol 221.45
    n-heptanol 43.0
    ethylbenzene 39.51
    MIBK 54.19
    2-propoxyethanol 139.95
    tert-butanol 98.3
    MTBE 58.19
    2-butoxyethanol 87.94
    propionic acid 87.88
    o-xylene 44.17
    formic acid 65.5
    diethyl ether 48.88
    m-xylene 44.48
    p-xylene 66.84
    chlorobenzene 96.92
    dimethyl carbonate 36.95
    n-octane 2.52
    formamide 84.81
    cyclopentanone 159.56
    2-pentanone 66.0
    anisole 80.53
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 72.6
    gamma-butyrolactone 182.98
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 113.42
    pyridine 172.17
    3-pentanone 49.66
    furfural 189.12
    n-dodecane 3.68
    diethylene glycol 141.93
    diisopropyl ether 18.21
    tert-amyl alcohol 74.21
    acetylacetone 86.82
    n-hexadecane 4.22
    acetophenone 85.8
    methyl propionate 61.6
    isopentyl acetate 79.08
    trichloroethylene 250.8
    n-nonanol 42.62
    cyclohexanol 90.38
    benzyl alcohol 94.16
    2-ethylhexanol 47.78
    isooctanol 36.71
    dipropyl ether 29.58
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 85.87
    ethyl lactate 50.22
    propylene carbonate 121.91
    n-methylformamide 82.44
    2-pentanol 50.85
    n-pentane 4.21
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 96.1
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 83.81
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 92.01
    mesitylene 25.67
    ε-caprolactone 142.05
    p-cymene 28.12
    epichlorohydrin 195.42
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 119.62
    2-aminoethanol 83.42
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 173.38
    sulfolane 147.38
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 4.37
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 151.89
    n-hexyl acetate 80.21
    isooctane 3.34
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 119.0
    sec-butyl acetate 50.34
    tert-butyl acetate 56.94
    decalin 8.29
    glycerin 84.32
    diglyme 169.41
    acrylic acid 82.74
    isopropyl myristate 35.2
    n-butyric acid 100.41
    acetyl acetate 74.81
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 50.23
    ethyl propionate 50.56
    nitromethane 138.98
    1,2-diethoxyethane 74.84
    benzonitrile 110.15
    trioctyl phosphate 34.34
    1-bromopropane 64.67
    gamma-valerolactone 228.77
    n-decanol 33.31
    triethyl phosphate 37.6
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 37.71
    propionitrile 76.94
    vinylene carbonate 131.77
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 150.59
    DMS 73.6
    cumene 29.35
    2-octanol 32.07
    2-hexanone 66.96
    octyl acetate 45.88
    limonene 32.84
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 146.09
    ethyl orthosilicate 35.27
    tributyl phosphate 38.17
    diacetone alcohol 74.85
    N,N-dimethylaniline 51.43
    acrylonitrile 94.63
    aniline 85.61
    1,3-propanediol 108.81
    bromobenzene 94.49
    dibromomethane 171.97
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 196.0
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 68.3
    tetrabutyl urea 47.28
    diisobutyl methanol 28.62
    2-phenylethanol 99.63
    styrene 45.19
    dioctyl adipate 52.59
    dimethyl sulfate 48.75
    ethyl butyrate 54.33
    methyl lactate 54.08
    butyl lactate 61.49
    diethyl carbonate 48.67
    propanediol butyl ether 92.69
    triethyl orthoformate 46.33
    p-tert-butyltoluene 26.03
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 67.44
    morpholine 224.71
    tert-butylamine 53.99
    n-dodecanol 26.22
    dimethoxymethane 85.07
    ethylene carbonate 106.73
    cyrene 101.3
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 83.07
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 63.3
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 109.08
    4-methylpyridine 151.76
    dibutyl ether 34.09
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 28.62
    DEF 65.11
    dimethyl isosorbide 138.9
    tetrachloroethylene 128.87
    eugenol 78.09
    triacetin 83.51
    span 80 83.97
    1,4-butanediol 59.64
    1,1-dichloroethane 135.94
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 67.21
    methyl formate 75.93
    2-methyl-1-butanol 66.68
    n-decane 5.07
    butyronitrile 83.33
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 47.81
    1-chlorooctane 22.78
    1-chlorotetradecane 11.86
    n-nonane 4.04
    undecane 4.26
    tert-butylcyclohexane 6.92
    cyclooctane 3.84
    cyclopentanol 102.56
    tetrahydropyran 158.05
    tert-amyl methyl ether 42.29
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 131.01
    1-hexene 17.4
    2-isopropoxyethanol 84.9
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 55.44
    methyl butyrate 70.66

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Mentha longifolia (The Netherlands) 90063-99-3 Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 1.42%
Mentha suaveolens (Chemotype 1) Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. (Chemotype 1), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 7.51%