无色针状结晶,具有清凉的薄荷香气。相对密度 ( d_{15}^{15} ) = 0.890,熔点 41~43℃,沸点 216℃(111℃时为 2.67kPa),比旋光度 ( \alpha_D^{20} ) = -49.3°,折射率 ( n_D^{20} ) = 1.4609。溶于乙醇、丙酮、乙醚、氯仿和苯等有机溶剂,微溶于水。化学性质比较稳定,能与蒸汽一同挥发。
大白鼠经口 LD50 值为 3.3g/kg(FAO/WHO, 1994),ADI 指标为 0~0.2mg/kg。
用途薄荷脑是我国规定允许使用的食用香料,主要用于牙膏、糖果和饮料的加香。在不同食品中的推荐用量如下:口香糖中一般使用 1100mg/kg;糖果中 400mg/kg;烘烤食品中 130mg/kg;冰淇淋中 68mg/kg;软饮料中 35mg/kg。
根据 GB 2760-1996 和 GB 2760—2001,天然薄荷脑和 dl 型薄膜脑均被允许作为食用香料使用。可用于配制薄荷型香料(占 10%~18%),也可用于糖果、饮料、冰淇淋等,用量为 0.054%~0.1%。
此外,薄荷脑及其消旋体均可作为牙膏、香水、饮料和糖果的赋香剂。在医药上用作刺激药,作用于皮肤或粘膜时有清凉止痒的效果;内服可作为驱风药,用于治疗头痛及鼻、咽、喉炎症等。其酯类化合物可用于香料和药物。
世界上主要的天然薄荷生产国为中国和巴西,年产量均达到 2000-3000 吨。
薄荷油的主要成分由于其独特的薄荷味和冷却效果,薄荷脑广泛应用于糖果、化妆品和牙膏中。它是薄荷油中的主要成分之一,含量高达 80%。
生产方法天然薄荷原油法:从唇形科植物薄荷的地上部分(茎、枝、叶和花序)经水蒸气蒸馏所得的精油称薄荷原油。得油率为 0.5-0.6。冷却至 15℃,薄荷脑即结晶析出,通过离心分离得到初次粗薄荷脑;再将母液冷冻至 5℃和 -10℃两次分别提取剩余的薄荷脑。三次操作共可提去约 80% 的薄荷脑。
从 l-薄荷酮制备:用上法所得残油,在减压下蒸去萜类(约 20%-25%),余下的用 96% 乙醇溶解,再用金属钠还原成薄荷脑。进一步分离和光学拆分得到左旋薄荷脑酯,经皂化后得薄荷脑。
合成法:由香茅醛制备,利用其易环化成异胡薄荷醇的性质,在酸催化剂(如硅胶)作用下环化生成左旋异胡薄荷醇。分离并氢化生成左旋薄荷醇,再经过热裂解部分转变成右旋香茅醛循环使用。
从百里酚制备:在间甲酚铝存在的情况下进行烷基化反应,生成百里酚后催化加氢,余下产物用 96% 乙醇溶解,用金属钠还原得到薄荷脑。
中文名称 | 英文名称 | CAS号 | 化学式 | 分子量 |
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(1Alpha,2Alpha,5β)-(+-)-5-甲基 | Neomenthol | 2216-52-6 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
D-薄荷醇 | (+)-Menthol | 15356-60-2 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
(-)-新薄荷醇 | DL-neomenthol | 20747-49-3 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
恩曲他滨杂质9 | (1S)-isomenthol | 20752-33-4 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
(1R,2r,5r)-2-异丙基-5-甲基环己醇 | neoisomenthol | 20752-34-5 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
(+)-异薄荷醇 | (+)-(1S,2R,5R)-isomenthol | 23283-97-8 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
薄荷脑 | menthol | 1490-04-6 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
—— | menthyl methyl ether | 75326-21-5 | C11H22O | 170.295 |
—— | (1R,2S,5R)-1-ethoxy-2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexane | 13947-22-3 | C12H24O | 184.322 |
—— | rac-(1R,2S,5R)-2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl vinyl ether | —— | C12H22O | 182.306 |
—— | ethynyl, [2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl(1R,2S,5R)]ether | 108167-50-6 | C12H20O | 180.29 |
—— | (-)-menthol-MOM | 121153-32-0 | C12H24O2 | 200.321 |
1-异丙基-2-(甲氧基甲氧基)-4-甲基环己烷 | 2-(Methoxymethoxy)-4-methyl-1-propan-2-ylcyclohexane | 91898-14-5 | C12H24O2 | 200.321 |
—— | allyl menthyl ether | —— | C13H24O | 196.333 |
—— | (1S,2R,4R)-(-)-2-tert-butoxy-1-isopropyl-4-methylcyclohexane | 34350-47-5 | C14H28O | 212.376 |
—— | (-)-Menthol-methylmercaptomethylether | 19245-61-5 | C12H24OS | 216.388 |
—— | (1R,1'R,2S,2'S,5R,5'R)-1,1'-methylenedioxybis(2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexane) | 16849-85-7 | C21H40O2 | 324.547 |
—— | (1S,2R,4R)-1-isopropyl-4-methyl-2-((2-methylallyl)oxy)cyclohexane | 195863-85-5 | C14H26O | 210.36 |
异胡薄荷醇 | isopulegol | 89-79-2 | C10H18O | 154.252 |
—— | (-)-isopulegol | —— | C10H18O | 154.252 |
—— | (rac)-neo-isopulegol | 122517-60-6 | C10H18O | 154.252 |
—— | iso-isopulegol | —— | C10H18O | 154.252 |
—— | (+)-neoiso-isopulegol | 144541-38-8 | C10H18O | 154.252 |
1-异丙基-2-((2-甲氧基乙氧基)甲氧基)-4-甲基环己烷 | 2-(2-Methoxyethoxymethoxy)-4-methyl-1-propan-2-ylcyclohexane | 91898-15-6 | C14H28O3 | 244.375 |
—— | (1S,2R,4R)-1-isopropyl-4-methyl-2-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yloxy)cyclohexane | 180477-54-7 | C15H28O | 224.387 |
乙酸薄荷酯 | L-menthyl acetate | 2623-23-6 | C12H22O2 | 198.305 |
[1R-(1Alpha,2β,5Alpha)]-乙酸-5-甲基-2-(1-甲基乙基)环己酯 | 2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl acetate | 16409-45-3 | C12H22O2 | 198.305 |
中文名称 | 英文名称 | CAS号 | 化学式 | 分子量 |
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D-薄荷醇 | (+)-Menthol | 15356-60-2 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
(1Alpha,2Alpha,5β)-(+-)-5-甲基 | Neomenthol | 2216-52-6 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
(1R,2r,5r)-2-异丙基-5-甲基环己醇 | neoisomenthol | 20752-34-5 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
恩曲他滨杂质9 | (1S)-isomenthol | 20752-33-4 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
薄荷脑 | menthol | 1490-04-6 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
(1R,2S,5R)-5-(羟基甲基)-2-异丙基环己醇 | (+)-7-hydroxymenthol | 140860-15-7 | C10H20O2 | 172.268 |
—— | (1R,3R,4S,8R)-9-hydroxy-p-menthol | 13834-07-6 | C10H20O2 | 172.268 |
—— | <1R>-5(R)-methyl-2(S)-<1(S)-methyl-2-hydroxyethyl>cyclohexanol | 13834-08-7 | C10H20O2 | 172.268 |
—— | 4α-hydroxymenthol | 18374-79-3 | C10H20O2 | 172.268 |
(1R,2S,3S,6R)-3-异丙基-6-甲基-1,2-环己烷二醇 | (1S,2R,3R,6S)-3-methyl-6-(methylethyl)cyclohexane-1,2-diol | 308355-91-1 | C10H20O2 | 172.268 |
氢化松油醇 | p-menthan-8-ol | 498-81-7 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
[1R-(1alpha,2beta,5alpha)]-1-(异丙基)-2-甲氧基-4-甲基环己烷 | menthyl methyl ether | 1565-76-0 | C11H22O | 170.295 |
—— | menthyl methyl ether | 75326-21-5 | C11H22O | 170.295 |
—— | (1S,3R,4S)-1-hydroxy isomenthol | 58342-65-7 | C10H20O2 | 172.268 |
—— | Trans-p-Menthane-3,8-diol | 91739-72-9 | C10H20O2 | 172.268 |
—— | Cyclohexanol, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-, cis- | 3901-95-9 | C10H20O | 156.268 |
—— | (1R,2S,5R)-1-ethoxy-2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexane | 13947-22-3 | C12H24O | 184.322 |
L-薄荷基甲酸酯 | menthyl formate | 61949-23-3 | C11H20O2 | 184.279 |
甲酸薄荷酯 | menthyl formate | 2230-90-2 | C11H20O2 | 184.279 |
—— | Neomenthylformiat | 106137-43-3 | C11H20O2 | 184.279 |
—— | rac-(1R,2S,5R)-2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl vinyl ether | —— | C12H22O | 182.306 |
—— | menthyl vinyl ether | 46173-76-6 | C12H22O | 182.306 |
—— | ethynyl, [2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl(1R,2S,5R)]ether | 108167-50-6 | C12H20O | 180.29 |
(-)-氯甲基薄荷醚 | (1R,2S,5R)-1-(chloromethoxy)-2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexane | 26127-08-2 | C11H21ClO | 204.74 |
薄荷基氯甲基醚 | Menthyl chloromethyl ether | 96662-07-6 | C11H21ClO | 204.74 |
—— | (-)-menthol-MOM | 121153-32-0 | C12H24O2 | 200.321 |
—— | 2-(L-menthoxy)ethanol | 7378-38-3 | C12H24O2 | 200.321 |
—— | allyl menthyl ether | —— | C13H24O | 196.333 |
—— | (-)-(1R,2S,5R)-3-(2-isoipropyl-5-methyl-cyclohexyloxy)-propionitrile | 16892-25-4 | C13H23NO | 209.332 |
—— | 4-Menthyloxy-butyronitril | —— | C14H25NO | 223.359 |
—— | (1S,2R,4R)-(-)-2-tert-butoxy-1-isopropyl-4-methylcyclohexane | 34350-47-5 | C14H28O | 212.376 |
—— | 3-(3-Amino-propyloxy)-menthan | 16892-26-5 | C13H27NO | 213.363 |
—— | (1S,2R,4R)-1-isopropyl-4-methyl-2-(propa-1,2-dien-1-yloxy)cyclohexane | 163152-27-0 | C13H22O | 194.317 |
—— | (1R,2S,5R)-(-)-menthyl phosphorodichloridite | 95456-31-8 | C10H19Cl2OP | 257.14 |
—— | (-)-Menthol-methylmercaptomethylether | 19245-61-5 | C12H24OS | 216.388 |
—— | (1R,1'R,2S,2'S,5R,5'R)-1,1'-methylenedioxybis(2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexane) | 16849-85-7 | C21H40O2 | 324.547 |
—— | formaldehyde-dimenthol ketal | —— | C21H40O2 | 324.547 |
—— | 1-Isopropyl-4-methyl-2-[(methylsulfanyl)methoxy]cyclohexane | 99054-41-8 | C12H24OS | 216.388 |
—— | (1'R,2'S,5'R)-1-(2-isopropyl-5'-methylcyclohexyloxy)-1-propyne | 108167-51-7 | C13H22O | 194.317 |
—— | (1S,2R,4R)-1-isopropyl-4-methyl-2-((2-methylallyl)oxy)cyclohexane | 195863-85-5 | C14H26O | 210.36 |
—— | bis-menthyloxymethyl ether | 861541-18-6 | C22H42O3 | 354.574 |
—— | 4-((1R,2S,5R)-2-Isopropyl-5-methyl-cyclohexyloxy)-butan-2-one | 886449-15-6 | C14H26O2 | 226.359 |
—— | (1S,2R,4R)-4-methyl-2-[[(1R,2S,5R)-5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexyl]oxydisulfanyl]oxy-1-propan-2-ylcyclohexane | 1381846-43-0 | C20H38O2S2 | 374.653 |
—— | 1E,3-butadiene, [2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyloxy(1R,2S,5R)]ether | 250267-04-0 | C14H24O | 208.344 |
异胡薄荷醇 | isopulegol | 89-79-2 | C10H18O | 154.252 |
—— | (-)-menthol trimethylsilyl ether | 18419-38-0 | C13H28OSi | 228.45 |
—— | (2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyloxy)trimethylsilane | 18419-38-0 | C13H28OSi | 228.45 |
—— | (1S,2R,5S)-2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyloxytrimethylsilane | —— | C13H28OSi | 228.45 |
—— | 3-[2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyloxy(1R,2S,5R)]-2E-propenal | 250267-02-8 | C13H22O2 | 210.316 |
—— | (-)-menthoxyphosphorous dichloride | —— | C10H19Cl2O2P | 273.139 |
—— | (1S,2R,4R)-1-isopropyl-4-methyl-2-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yloxy)cyclohexane | 180477-54-7 | C15H28O | 224.387 |
—— | O-<2-Dimethylamino-aethyl>-menthol | —— | C14H29NO | 227.39 |
乙酸薄荷酯 | L-menthyl acetate | 2623-23-6 | C12H22O2 | 198.305 |
(1S)-(+)-乙酸薄荷酯 | D-menthyl acetate | 5157-89-1 | C12H22O2 | 198.305 |
[1R-(1Alpha,2β,5Alpha)]-乙酸-5-甲基-2-(1-甲基乙基)环己酯 | 2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl acetate | 16409-45-3 | C12H22O2 | 198.305 |
(1S)-(+)-乙酸薄荷脑酯 | neomenthyl acetate | 2552-91-2 | C12H22O2 | 198.305 |
—— | Menthol-Nitratester | 37991-89-2 | C10H19NO3 | 201.266 |
异丙烯基(-)-(1R,2S,5R)-薄荷醇醚 | isopropenyl (-)-(1R,2S,5R)-menthol ether | 55831-54-4 | C13H24O | 196.333 |
—— | Tri-O-menthylphosphin | 89496-07-1 | C30H57O3P | 496.755 |
—— | (1E)3-methyl-1,3-butadiene, [2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl ether-(1R,2S,5R)] | 250267-12-0 | C15H26O | 222.371 |
—— | tris-[(1R,2S,5R)-menth-2-yl]phosphite | 78392-42-4 | C30H57O3P | 496.755 |
—— | Isopropyl-menthyl-methyl-phosphit | 133495-30-4 | C14H29O3P | 276.356 |
—— | Ethyl-isopropyl-menthyl-phosphit | 133495-31-5 | C15H31O3P | 290.383 |
2-({[(1R,2S,5R)-2-异丙基-5-甲基环己基]氧基}甲基)环氧乙烷 | 1,2-cyclohexyloxy-3-L-menthoxypropane | 249297-16-3 | C13H24O2 | 212.332 |
(-)-孟氧基乙酸 | menthoxyacetic acid | 40248-63-3 | C12H22O3 | 214.305 |
(+)-薄荷氧基乙酸 | (-)-menthoxyacetic acid | 94133-41-2 | C12H22O3 | 214.305 |
—— | 1-chloro-3-1-menthoxypropan-2-ol | —— | C13H25ClO2 | 248.793 |
—— | (-)-menthyl carbamate | 52719-94-5 | C11H21NO2 | 199.293 |
—— | (2S)-1-chloro-3-l-menthoxypropan-2-ol | —— | C13H25ClO2 | 248.793 |
—— | (+/-)-2-Isopropyl-5-methyl-cyclohexanol-carbamat | 91370-45-5 | C11H21NO2 | 199.293 |
—— | menthyl methanesulfinate | 138665-20-0 | C11H22O2S | 218.36 |