• Identifiers

    CAS number
    14073-97-3

    Molecular formula
    C10H18O

    SMILES
    C[C@@H]1CC[C@H](C(=O)C1)C(C)C
    HHO

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1159.43
    • Carbowax: 1471.0
  • Odor profile

    herbal 86.73%
    mint 86.28%
    camphoreous 73.41%
    green 73.01%
    fresh 71.92%
    cooling 71.74%
    sweet 63.61%
    woody 59.4%
    spicy 44.05%
    earthy 41.11%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.7 Well soluble in DEP, IAA, BB

    Molecular weight
    154.25 g/mol

    Melting points

    • -6 °C

    Boiling points

    • 210 °C
    • 207.00 to 210.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Solubilities

    • Slightly sol in water; sol in org solvents /L-form/
    • SOL IN ALC, ETHER, ACETONE, ACETIC ACID, ALL PROP IN BENZENE; SLIGHTLY SOL IN WATER /D & DL-FORMS/
    • SOL IN ALL PROP IN ALC, ETHER, CARBON DISULFIDE /L-FORM/
    • SOL IN ACETONE /L-FORM/
    • Sol in alc, fixed oils; very slightly sol in water.
    • SOL IN MOST COMMON ORG SOLVENTS
    • In water, 688 mg/l @ 25 °C
    • 0.497 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • soluble in alcohol and most fixed oils; very slightly soluble in water
    • 1 ml in 3 ml of 70% alcohol (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • (-)-Menthone
    • 14073-97-3
    • MENTHONE
    • l-MENTHONE
    • trans-Menthone
    • (2S,5R)-2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanone
    • p-Menthone
    • Cyclohexanone, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, (2S,5R)-
    • 89-80-5
    • L-Menthan-3-one
NaN of -Infinity
Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Blackcurrant bud, absolute 68606-81-5 Ribes nigrum L., fam. Grossulariaceae 0.24%
Blackcurrant bud 1 68606-81-5 Ribes nigrum L., fam. Grossulariaceae 1.51%
Calamintha nepeta (Belgium) Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi (Melissa nepeta L.), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.2%
Calamintha nepeta (Greece) 1 Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi (Melissa nepeta L.), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 24.7%
Calamintha sylvatica (Belgium) Calamintha sylvatica Bromf., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 4.3%
Eucalyptus citriodora (China) 1 8000-48-4 Eucalyptus citriodora Hook. f., fam. Myrtaceae 0.01%
Geranium (Algeria) 1 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 1.28%
Geranium (Algeria) 2 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 0.88%
Geranium, Bourbon 1 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 1.09%
Geranium, Bourbon 3 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 0.67%
Geranium, Bourbon 2 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 1.5%
Geranium (China) 1 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 1.94%
Geranium (China) 2 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 1.41%
Geranium (China, Yunnan) 1 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaciae 0.12%
Geranium (China, Yunnan) 2 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 0.22%
Geranium (China, Yunnan) 3 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 0.24%
Geranium (China, Yunnan) 4 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 0.17%
Geranium (Egypt) 1 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 0.78%
Geranium (Egypt) 2 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 1.31%
Geranium (Morocco) 1 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 0.95%
Geranium (Morocco) 2 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 0.78%
Hedeoma mandoniana Hedeoma mandoniana Wedd, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 3.92%
Dracocephalum kotschyi Dracocephalum kotschyi Boiss., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 6.8%
Cornmint (Mentha arvensis) (Italy) 1 68917-18-0 Mentha arvensis (L.) var. piperascens Malinv., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 12.65%
Cornmint (Mentha arvensis) (Italy) 2 68917-18-0 Mentha arvensis (L.) var. piperascens Malinv., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 17.67%
Cornmint (Mentha arvensis) (Italy) 3 68917-18-0 Mentha arvensis (L.) var. piperascens Malinv., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.72%
Mentha cervina Mentha cervina L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 9.0%
Mentha denticulata (Italy) Mentha denticulata Strail (sensu Fiori), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 14.74%
Mentha longifolia (Italy) 90063-99-3 Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.23%
Mentha longifolia (France) Chemotype 1 90063-99-3 Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 60.0%
Mentha longifolia (France) Chemotype 2 90063-99-3 Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 2.0%
Mentha longifolia ssp. longifolia (Greece) 90063-99-3 Mentha longifolia (L.) ssp. longifolia, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.5%
Mentha longifolia ssp. petiolata (Greece) 1 90063-99-3 Mentha longifolia (L.) ssp. petiolata (Chemotype I), fam. Lamiaceae 0.9%
Mentha requienii 1 Mentha requienii Bentham, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 2.8%
Mentha requienii 2 Mentha requienii Bentham, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 3.7%
Mentha rotundifolia (Greece) 1 Mentha x rotundifolia (L.) Hudson (Chemotype I), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.7%
Mentha spicata (Greece) Chemotype IIIa Mentha spicata L. (Chemotype IIIa), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.2%
Mentha spicata (Greece) Chemotype IIIb Mentha spicata L. (Chemotype IIIb), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.17%
Mentha spicata (Greece) Chemotype IV Mentha spicata L. (Chemotype IV), fam Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 31.5%
Mentha x dumetorum (Greece) Mentha x dumetorum, fam Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 2.15%
Mentha x spicata (Greece) Mentha x spicata L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 6.6%
Mentha x villosa (Greece) 1 Mentha x villosa Hudson, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.1%
Mentha x villosa (Greece) 2 Mentha x villosa Hudson, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 1.02%
Mentha x villoso-nervata (Greece) 1 Mentha x villoso-nervata Opiz (M.longifolia L. x M.spicata L.) (Chemot.I) 0.55%
Mentha rotundifolia (Greece) 2 Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Hudson (Chemotype II), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 3.72%
Minthostachys glabrescens Minthostachys glabrescens Epling, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 17.8%
Minthostachys andina Minthostachys andina (Brett) Epling, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 3.22%
Olibanum, Indian (India) 8016-36-2 Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr., fam. Burseraceae 0.01%
Cornmint (Mentha arvensis) 68917-18-0 Mentha arvensis (L.) var. piperascens Malinv., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 9.13%
Pennyroyal 1 8013-99-8 Mentha pulegium L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 13.0%
Cornmint (Mentha arvensis) (India) 4a 68917-18-0 Mentha arvensis (L.) var. piperascens Malinv., fam. Lamiacea (Labiatae) 7.6%
Cornmint (Mentha arvensis) (India) 4b Gomti 68917-18-0 Mentha arvensis (L). var. piperascens Malinv., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 4.7%
Lemon balm (Slovak Republic) 8014-71-9 Melissa officinalis L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.6%
Mentha grandiflora (Australia) Mentha grandiflora Benth., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 9.7%
Geranium 3 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 1.75%
Tarragon (Poland) 1 8016-88-4 Artemisia dracunculus L. (Russian type), fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.22%
Tarragon (Poland) 2a leaf 8016-88-4 Artemisia dracunculus L. (French type), fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.1%
Tarragon (Poland) 2b leaf 8016-88-4 Artemisia dracunculus L. (Russian type), fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.25%
Tarragon (Poland) 3b root/rhizome 8016-88-4 Artemisia dracunculus L. (Russian type), fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.1%
Tarragon (Poland) 3a root/rhizome 8016-88-4 Artemisia dracunculus L. (French type), fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.02%
Geranium (India) 14a 8000-46-2 Pelargonium species, cultivar Bourbon, fam. Geraniaceae 4.8%
Geranium (India) 14b 8000-46-2 Pelargonium species, cultivar Bourbon, fam. Geraniaceae 0.1%
Thapsia garganica root Thapsia garganica L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.01%
Mentha longifolia (Iran) 2 90063-99-3 Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 3.1%
Calamintha vardarensis Calamintha vardarensis (Greuter et Burdet) Silic, fam.Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 48.3%
Mentha longifolia (Iran) 3a flower 90063-99-3 Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson var. asiatica (Boriss.) Rech.f.fam.Lamiaceae 0.89%
Mentha longifolia (Iran) 3b leaf 90063-99-3 Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson var. asiatica (Boriss.) Rech.f.fam.Lamiaceae 1.11%
Acinos suaveolens (Greece) 2 Acinos suaveolens (Sibt. et Smith) G. Don f., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.05%
Mentha longifolia (Iran) 3 90063-99-3 Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.3%
Calamintha nepeta (Montenegro) Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi ssp. glandulosa (Req.) P.W.Ball, fam.Lamiaceae 17.6%
Calamintha nepeta (Greece) 3 Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi ssp. glandulosa (Req.) P.W.Ball,fam. Lamiaceae 32.0%
Pepper, black (India) 6a distilled 8006-82-4 Piper nigrum L., fam. Piperaceae 0.5%
Pepper, black (India) 6b free volatiles 8006-82-4 Piper nigrum L., fam. Piperaceae 1.1%
Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Israel) Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn., fam. Myrtaceae 0.3%
Laurel leaf (Mongolia) 8006-78-8 Laurus nobilis L., fam. Lauraceae 0.05%
Spearmint (Mexico) 8008-79-5 Mentha spicata L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.2%
Hyssop (Yugoslavia) 1b form cyaneus 8006-83-5 Hyssopus officinalis L., f. cyaneus Alef., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.05%
Hyssop (Yugoslavia) 1a form albus 8006-83-5 Hyssopus officinalis L., f. albus Alef., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.05%
Hyssop (Yugoslavia) 1c form ruber 8006-83-5 Hyssopus officinalis L., f. ruber Mill., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.4%
Calamintha sylvatica (Yugoslavia) Calamintha sylvatica Bromf., ssp. sylvatica, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 2.7%
Geranium (India) 15a cv. Kunti 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, cv. Kunti, fam. Geraniaceae 0.2%
Geranium (India) 15b cv. Kunti variant 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, cv.Kunti variant, fam. Geraniace 1.8%
Yarrow (India) 84082-83-7 Achillea millefolium L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.3%
Pummelo (Shaddock) (Vietnam) peel 84696-38-8 Citrus maxima (J. Burman) Merrill. (C. grandis (L.) Osbeck), fam. Rutaceae 0.02%
Orange, sweet (Vietnam) 2 8028-48-6 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, fam. Rutaceae 0.02%
Lime (Mexican, West Indian, Key) (Vietnam) 8008-26-2 Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle, fam. Rutaceae 0.1%
Geranium (India) 12a Genotype 1 'Algerian' 8000-46-2 Pelargonium species, fam. Geraniaceae 0.1%
Geranium (India) 12b Genotype 2 'Bourbon' 8000-46-2 Pelargonium species, fam. Geraniaceae 0.1%
Geranium (India) 12c Genotype 3 'Kelkar' 8000-46-2 Pelargonium species, fam. Geraniaceae 0.2%
Yuzu (Japana) 6 Citrus junos Sieb. ex Tanaka, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Pelargonium odoratissimum leaf Pelargonium odoratissimum (L.) L'Herit., fam. Geraniaceae 5.0%
Pelargonium exstipulatum leaf Pelargonium exstipulatum (Cav.) L'Herit., fam- Geraniaceae 0.2%
Pelargonium x fragrans leaf Pelargonium x fragrans, fam. Geraniaceae 0.05%
Peppermint (Mexico) 8006-90-4 Mentha piperita L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 15.0%
Pennyroyal (Greece) 8013-99-8 Mentha pulegium L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 11.0%
Minthostachys mollis (Argentina) Minthostachys mollis (Kunth.) Grisebach, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 25.12%
Thyme (Italy) 10 8007-46-3 Thymus vulgaris L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 13.0%
Peppermint (Italy) 11 8006-90-4 Mentha piperita L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 21.0%
Sage, ssp. altissima (Cuba) Salvia officinalis L. ssp. altissima, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.1%
Peppermint (Bulgaria) 4a hydrodistilled 8006-90-4 Mentha piperita L. cultivar 'Kliment-63', fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 23.1%