citral; α-citral; citral A; 2,6-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-8-al; (2E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal; (2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal; (E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal; trans-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal; geranial; geranialdehyde | |
Links: | 🌍 Wikipedia, 📏 NIST, ⚗️ ChemSynthesis, 📖 PubMed, 📖Houben-Weyl, 2. Band (Citral); p. 21, 31, 201, 215, 232, 429, 464, 580, 692, 696, 776, 807, 983, |
CAS RN: | [141-27-5] |
Formula: | C10H16O; 152.24 g/mol |
InChiKey: | WTEVQBCEXWBHNA-JXMROGBWSA-N |
SMILES: | CC(C)=CCCC(/C)=C/C=O |
Use: | lemon flavors; lemon oil; perfumes |
Odor: | main fragrance of lemons |
Retetion Index: | 1 268 (HP5MS) |
Density: | 0.887 g/mL |
Molar volume: | 171.6 mL/mol |
Refractive index: | 1.488 |
Molecular refractive power: | 49.45 mL/mol |
Melting point: | -20 °C |
Boiling point: | 228 °C |
Antoine equation P(Torr) vs T(°C) |