Menthyl isovalerianate

Menthyl Isovalerianate.—This ester, having the formula C,H,COO. 

Synonyms Isovaleric acid p-menth-3-yl ester p-Menthan-3-yl isovalerate Menthol valerate p-Menth-3-yl isovalerate Menthyl isovalerianate Menthyl valerate (1a,2p,5a)-3-Methylbutanoic acid 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl) cyclohexyl ester 5-Methyl-2-(1-methylethyl) cyclohexyl 3-methylbutanoate Validol Empirical C15H28O2 Formula (CH3)2CHCH2COOCioHig Properties Colorless llq. mild odor cooling, faintly bitter taste sol. in alcohol, chloroform, ether, and oils insol. in water m.w. 240.39 dens. 0.907 (15.4 C)... 

Some twenty different constituents have been found in American peppermint oil, including menthol, menthone, menthyl acetate, cineol, amyl alcohol, pinene, 1-limonene, phellandrene, dimethyl sulx)hide, menthyl isovalerianate, isovalerianic aldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetic acid, and isovalerianic acid. 

In addition to menthol and menthyl esters, this oil contains men-thone, principally in the dextro-rotatory form, 1-limonene, dipentene, inactive a-pinene, and cineol. The esters are present as acetate and isovalerianate. 

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