Nomenclature
CAS number: 21105-05-5;
635-20-1
(unspecified stereo)
(1
R,1′
R,1″
R,2
S,2′
S,2″
S,5
R,5′
R,5″
R)-5-Methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexanol triester with boric acid
(H
3BO
3);
l-menthyl orthoborate.
C
30H
57BO
3; mol wt 476.58.
C 75.61%, H 12.06%, B 2.27%, O 10.07%.
(C
10H
19)
3BO
3.
Description and references
Prepn: G. L. O'Connor, H. R. Nace, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 77, 1578 (1955);
C. A. Brown, S. Krishnamurthy, J. Org. Chem. 43, 2731 (1978).
Properties
Crystals from 1:1 acetone-ethyl acetate, mp 150-152° (O'Connor); also reported as mp 155-158° (Brown).Status
This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject
to revision or update.