8-Mercapto-p-menthan-3-one is a p-menthane monoterpenoid.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 9BM9FFW27E · registered name P-MENTHA-8-THIOL-3-ONE · mixture
8-Mercapto-p-menthan-3-one is a p-menthane monoterpenoid.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
MERCAPTOISOPROPYL-5-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONEINCICyclohexanone, 2-(1-mercapto-1-methylethyl)-5-methyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 38462-22-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 253-953-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2047195
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0027195
- IUPAC
- 5-Methyl-2-(2-sulfanylpropan-2-yl)cyclohexan-1-one
- Molecular formula
- C10H18OS
- Molecular weight
- 186.31 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- colourless to yellow brown liquid
- Boiling point
- 56.00 to 62.00 °C. @ 0.10 mm Hg · 120 °C (10 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- insoluble in water soluble in alcohol · (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.995-1.010
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 6 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance4
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard