l-Menthyl butyrate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    68366-64-3

    Molecular formula
    C14H26O2

    SMILES
    CCCC(=O)O[C@@H]1C[C@@H](CC[C@H]1C(C)C)C

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 91.45%
    Herbal 82.72%
    Mint 76.19%
    Sweet 73.72%
    Floral 69.8%
    Fresh 50.71%
    Cooling 49.02%
    Woody 44.23%
    Rose 43.8%
    Balsamic 33.35%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 65.03%
    Herbal 42.32%
    Tropical 41.6%
    Sweet 36.62%
    Green 35.83%
    Minty 34.92%
    Fruit 33.85%
    Pineapple 32.04%
    Berry 30.88%
    Herb 26.39%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.4

    pKa est.
    7.87 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    226.35 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    258°C

    Flash point

    • 106.45 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • Practically insoluble to insoluble
    • Sparingly soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • l-Menthyl butyrate
    • Menthyl butyrate, (-)-
    • FEMA No. 4524
    • NSC-169242
    • 02810D014T
    • UNII-02810D014T
    • l-5-Methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)- cyclohexyl butyrate
    • 68366-64-3
    • Butanoic acid, (1R,2S,5R)-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl ester
    • Butanoic acid, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl ester, (1R-(1alpha,beta5alpha))-
    • (-)-menthyl butyrate
    • MENTHYL BUTYRATE, L-
    • (1R,2S,5R)-5-methyl-2-(propan-2-yl)cyclohexyl butanoate
    • DTXSID10863688
    • DTXSID501351695
    • n-ButtersA currencyure-l-menthylester
    • Q27231501
    • BUTANOIC ACID, 5-METHYL-2-(1-METHYLETHYL)CYCLOHEXYL ESTER, (1R-(1.ALPHA.,2.BETA.,5.ALPHA.))-
    • 68366-64-3

  • Applications

    l-Menthyl butyrate (CAS 68366-64-3) is used as an odorant/fragrance ingredient in the fragrance industry, commonly employed in perfume formulations and may be used in flavor formulations for certain products. It is also used in cosmetics and personal care to impart fragrance, and in household products such as cleaners and air fresheners to deliver scent. Additionally, it can be added to coatings and inks to introduce fragrance in related applications; usage is typically as an aroma/odorant additive and subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4730.55
    methanol 3836.42
    isopropanol 5118.92
    water 1.03
    ethyl acetate 3351.81
    n-propanol 3758.01
    acetone 4466.54
    n-butanol 3566.77
    acetonitrile 2993.14
    DMF 2787.0
    toluene 1736.81
    isobutanol 3236.59
    1,4-dioxane 4962.7
    methyl acetate 2192.52
    THF 7079.04
    2-butanone 3101.2
    n-pentanol 2002.09
    sec-butanol 3554.23
    n-hexane 848.95
    ethylene glycol 225.44
    NMP 2707.16
    cyclohexane 1934.45
    DMSO 2119.38
    n-butyl acetate 3525.61
    n-octanol 1168.08
    chloroform 9591.04
    n-propyl acetate 1913.12
    acetic acid 2813.94
    dichloromethane 6937.37
    cyclohexanone 6088.73
    propylene glycol 577.08
    isopropyl acetate 2354.49
    DMAc 1755.02
    2-ethoxyethanol 1406.64
    isopentanol 3159.67
    n-heptane 430.82
    ethyl formate 1918.98
    1,2-dichloroethane 4121.73
    n-hexanol 2834.2
    2-methoxyethanol 2485.67
    isobutyl acetate 1274.05
    tetrachloromethane 1519.14
    n-pentyl acetate 1853.65
    transcutol 4292.14
    n-heptanol 1089.82
    ethylbenzene 893.63
    MIBK 1780.56
    2-propoxyethanol 2451.01
    tert-butanol 4369.32
    MTBE 3880.62
    2-butoxyethanol 1396.81
    propionic acid 1998.65
    o-xylene 939.44
    formic acid 508.79
    diethyl ether 3785.56
    m-xylene 1050.21
    p-xylene 1347.72
    chlorobenzene 2887.47
    dimethyl carbonate 497.59
    n-octane 177.03
    formamide 678.78
    cyclopentanone 4605.21
    2-pentanone 2918.45
    anisole 1305.67
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2975.78
    gamma-butyrolactone 4433.42
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2043.19
    pyridine 4383.21
    3-pentanone 1708.12
    furfural 2994.45
    n-dodecane 124.16
    diethylene glycol 1022.2
    diisopropyl ether 1214.7
    tert-amyl alcohol 3107.81
    acetylacetone 2338.79
    n-hexadecane 150.33
    acetophenone 1161.28
    methyl propionate 1620.36
    isopentyl acetate 2982.96
    trichloroethylene 7047.39
    n-nonanol 951.18
    cyclohexanol 3871.9
    benzyl alcohol 1088.86
    2-ethylhexanol 1515.25
    isooctanol 867.92
    dipropyl ether 1698.67
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2002.33
    ethyl lactate 526.42
    propylene carbonate 2858.71
    n-methylformamide 1442.83
    2-pentanol 2751.04
    n-pentane 698.46
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2025.13
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1769.26
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 971.88
    mesitylene 723.89
    ε-caprolactone 4421.01
    p-cymene 603.38
    epichlorohydrin 4517.99
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 4613.09
    2-aminoethanol 801.25
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2386.16
    sulfolane 3354.28
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 284.93
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5323.63
    n-hexyl acetate 2476.36
    isooctane 246.24
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1494.62
    sec-butyl acetate 1367.84
    tert-butyl acetate 1850.52
    decalin 465.03
    glycerin 558.19
    diglyme 2579.23
    acrylic acid 1303.56
    isopropyl myristate 771.68
    n-butyric acid 4351.4
    acetyl acetate 1717.34
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 602.68
    ethyl propionate 1316.61
    nitromethane 3093.38
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2172.43
    benzonitrile 2168.6
    trioctyl phosphate 480.53
    1-bromopropane 3301.69
    gamma-valerolactone 4927.7
    n-decanol 639.2
    triethyl phosphate 506.82
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1292.47
    propionitrile 2617.75
    vinylene carbonate 2256.87
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2193.84
    DMS 1059.17
    cumene 616.99
    2-octanol 922.48
    2-hexanone 1954.01
    octyl acetate 981.36
    limonene 1070.75
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2894.53
    ethyl orthosilicate 527.87
    tributyl phosphate 619.31
    diacetone alcohol 1579.41
    N,N-dimethylaniline 783.62
    acrylonitrile 2138.47
    aniline 1878.2
    1,3-propanediol 1636.7
    bromobenzene 3195.08
    dibromomethane 5436.47
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5875.55
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1180.91
    tetrabutyl urea 701.4
    diisobutyl methanol 802.28
    2-phenylethanol 1315.73
    styrene 1146.93
    dioctyl adipate 921.67
    dimethyl sulfate 648.33
    ethyl butyrate 1716.81
    methyl lactate 600.78
    butyl lactate 1136.53
    diethyl carbonate 953.65
    propanediol butyl ether 1194.16
    triethyl orthoformate 1012.18
    p-tert-butyltoluene 572.69
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1001.43
    morpholine 5732.9
    tert-butylamine 2983.27
    n-dodecanol 472.75
    dimethoxymethane 1636.88
    ethylene carbonate 2318.41
    cyrene 749.81
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1761.92
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2216.55
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2265.45
    4-methylpyridine 4286.89
    dibutyl ether 1663.53
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 802.28
    DEF 2383.02
    dimethyl isosorbide 1667.15
    tetrachloroethylene 3731.49
    eugenol 885.92
    triacetin 1234.01
    span 80 1137.03
    1,4-butanediol 547.13
    1,1-dichloroethane 5555.75
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1708.78
    methyl formate 1076.68
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2629.17
    n-decane 240.6
    butyronitrile 3935.95
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1062.44
    1-chlorooctane 917.17
    1-chlorotetradecane 328.21
    n-nonane 253.96
    undecane 164.4
    tert-butylcyclohexane 384.94
    cyclooctane 429.39
    cyclopentanol 3324.14
    tetrahydropyran 7296.95
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1989.98
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1427.4
    1-hexene 2066.69
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1074.62
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 665.1
    methyl butyrate 2124.5

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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