p-Menthan-2-one

At a glance

According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of minty, with descriptor tags: minty, spearmint, herbal. (CAS 59471-80-6) It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Ketone
CAS number
499-70-7
Profile
minty, spearmint, herbal
IFRA status
Restricted, concentration limits under IFRA standards (listed as "Carvomenthone", CAS 499-70-7)
● drafted · last checked 2026-08-26