New menthol polymorphs identified by flash scanning calorimetry

Yohann Corvis (1) , Andreas Wurm (2) , Christoph Schick (2) , Philippe Espeau (1)

1 UTCBS - UM 4 (UMR 8258 / U1022) - Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé
2 Universität Rostock

Menthol, which is used in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, was studied by flash scanning calorimetry. New levorotatory and racemic menthol polymorphs were thus identified. This study is also forward-looking regarding the use of organic molecules in flash scanning calorimetry, which is frequently used for polymer studies.

Keywords: DSC 1; CRYSTALLIZATION

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Chemical Physics [physics.chem-ph]; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Pharmaceutical sciences

Yohann Corvis, Andreas Wurm, Christoph Schick, Philippe Espeau. New menthol polymorphs identified by flash scanning calorimetry. CrystEngComm, 2015, 17 (29), pp.5357-5359. ⟨10.1039/c5ce00697j⟩. ⟨hal-03290928⟩