Friday, November 13, 2009

What is a compound that smells like spearmint and has a molecular mass of 134g/mol?

It has carbons, hydrogens and one oxygen but the exact molecular formula is not known. Its appearance is pale yellow liquid at room temp and crystallizes upon refrigeration.

What is a compound that smells like spearmint and has a molecular mass of 134g/mol?
Its sounds like R-carvone with the peppermint smell but its molecular weight is 150 g/mol


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