A light, fresh terpene hydrocarbon with a mild minty-herbal character reminiscent of a very faint peppermint or spearmint leaf. Clean and slightly citrusy-green, without the coolness of true menthol, quickly fading on the blotter.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 780.
Colorless mobile liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils. Poorly soluble in diluted alcohol.
Somewhat harsh, gassy and sweet odor, reminiscent of Fennel, and of poor tenacity.
This hydrocarbon finds a little use in perfumery, usually in technical (impure) grade, partly for masking or industrial perfumery, partly as a minor component in certain artificial essential oils.
1) by electrolytic reduction of Menthone. 2) by catalytic hydrogenation of para-Cymene. Method No. 2) is the most commonly employed, and the least expensive.