Menthone

Menthone
Names
	IUPAC name (2S,5R)-2-Isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanone
	Other names l-Menthone
Identifiers
CAS Number	89-80-5 [scifinder];
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:15410 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL276311 ;
ChemSpider	24636 ;
PubChem CID	26447;
UNII	9NH5J4V8FN ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80859154 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H18O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)6-10(9)11/h7-9H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t8-,9+/m1/s1 Key: NFLGAXVYCFJBMK-BDAKNGLRSA-N ; InChI=1/C10H18O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)6-10(9)11/h7-9H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t8-,9+/m1/s1 Key: NFLGAXVYCFJBMK-BDAKNGLRBF;
	SMILES O=C1C[C@H](C)CC[C@H]1C(C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H18O
Molar mass	154.253 g·mol−1
Density	0.895 g/cm3
Melting point	−6 °C (21 °F; 267 K)
Boiling point	207 °C (405 °F; 480 K)
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Menthone is a chemical compound of the monoterpene class of naturally occurring organic compounds found in a number of essential oils, one that presents with minty flavor. It is a specific pair of stereoisomers of the four possible such isomers for the chemical structure, 2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanone. Of those, the stereoisoomer l-menthone—formally, the (2S,5R)-trans isomer of that structure, as shown at right—is the most abundant in nature. Menthone is structurally related to menthol, which has a secondary alcohol (>C-OH) in place of the carbon-oxygen double bond (carbonyl group) projecting from the cyclohexane ring.

Menthone is obtained for commercial use after purifying essential oils pressed from Mentha species (peppermint and corn mint). It is used as a flavorant and in perfumes and cosmetics for its characteristic aromatic and minty aroma.