• CAS number

    8006-90-4
  • Botanical

    Mentha piperita L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Lawrence, B.M., A Study of the Monoterpene Interrelationship in the Genus Mentha with Special Reference to the Origin of Pulegone and Menthofuran (13 samples), Ph.D. Thesis, State University, Groningen, The Netherlands (1978)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Menthol 89-78-1 1177.4 1612.6 31.5%
Menthyl acetate 89-48-5 1297.0 1560.0 15.0%
Menthone 14073-97-3 1159.43 1471.0 7.9%
Menthofuran 494-90-6 1164.0 1488.0 6.55%
Limonene, (+/-)- 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 4.5%
Eucalyptol 470-82-6 1033.29 1213.86 4.35%
p-Menth-4(8)-en-3-one 15932-80-6 1244.43 1657.0 4.15%
Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 3.5%
Germacrene D 23986-74-5 1484.71 1703.0 2.9%
Menthol 491-01-0 1165.0 1559.0 2.5%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 2.05%
Piperitone oxide 5286-38-4 1.8%
p-Menthan-3-one 491-07-6 1164.33 1491.67 1.4%
4-Terpineol, (+/-)- 562-74-3 1180.57 1600.14 1.0%
Alpha-Terpineol 98-55-5 1191.71 1693.43 1.0%
Piperitone 89-81-6 1259.6 1732.71 0.9%
Viridiflorol 552-02-3 1596.0 2085.0 0.9%
4-Thujanol 17699-16-0 1072.14 1467.43 0.8%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 0.7%
beta-Ocimene, (3Z)- 3338-55-4 1038.86 1235.14 0.7%
alpha-PINENE 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 0.55%
Sabinen 3387-41-5 975.71 1124.43 0.55%
gamma-Terpinene 99-85-4 1063.71 1245.0 0.5%
Lavandulyl acetate, (+/-)- 25905-14-0 1289.0 1604.0 0.5%
Linalool, (+/-)- 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 0.4%
4-Thujanol, cis-(+/-)- 15537-55-0 1099.57 1556.0 0.4%
beta-Bourbonene 5208-59-3 1391.0 1536.71 0.4%
(-)-gamma-Cadinene 39029-41-9 1515.29 1756.71 0.35%
Piperitenone 491-09-8 1340.33 1915.33 0.35%
beta-OCIMENE, (3E)- 3779-61-1 1049.0 1250.14 0.3%
p-CYMENE 99-87-6 1025.71 1269.29 0.25%
Alpha-muurolene, (-)- 31983-22-9 1501.14 1711.14 0.25%
beta-CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE 1139-30-6 1594.86 1976.57 0.25%
beta-Farnesene 18794-84-8 1456.29 1665.29 0.25%
3-Octanol 589-98-0 994.67 1391.43 0.15%
10-alpha-Cadinol 0.15%
alpha-Terpinene 99-86-5 1019.29 1186.29 0.1%
Terpinolene 586-62-9 1089.43 1286.14 0.1%
Total 99.9%