Description
Isopulegol is monoterpene alcohol, a useful ingredient for the production of fragrances in perfume industries. It is also used as a starting material in the manufacture of menthol by the hydrogenation process. Menthol is an important component in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and toothpaste.Application(−)-Isopulegol can be used as a starting material for the enantioselective preparation of: 8-arylmenthols by Smiles-Truce rearrangement of aryl sulfonates.,· Stereoisomers of 5,9-dimethylpentadecane. Octahydro-2 H -chromen-4-ol by Prins cyclization with vanillin in the presence of montmorillonite clay as the catalyst. p -menthane-3,8,9-triol by catalytic Sharpless dihydroxylation