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(R)-(+)-Citronellal

technical grade

Synonym(s):

(+)-Citronellal, (3R)-3,7-Dimethyl-6-octenal

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2C=CHCH2CH2CH(CH3)CH2CHO
CAS Number:
2385-77-5
Molecular Weight:
154.25
Beilstein:
1720791
EC Number:
219-194-5
MDL number:
MFCD00067089
UNSPSC Code:
12352114
PubChem Substance ID:
24861185
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

technical grade

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.448 (lit.)

bp

207 °C (lit.)

density

0.851 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C[C@H](CC\C=C(\C)C)CC=O

InChI

1S/C10H18O/c1-9(2)5-4-6-10(3)7-8-11/h5,8,10H,4,6-7H2,1-3H3/t10-/m1/s1

InChI key

NEHNMFOYXAPHSD-SNVBAGLBSA-N

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General description

(R)-(+)-Citronellal is a monoterpenoid aldehyde. It is a chiral organic compound used as a building block in organic synthesis to prepare various chiral compounds. It is also used as a chiral catalyst or ligand in asymmetric reactions.

Application

(R)-(+)-Citronellal can be used as a reactant to synthesize various compounds such as L-menthol, caparratriene, and chalcogen-containing nitrone derivatives.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

167.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

75 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Xiangxian Ying et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 24(6) (2019-03-21)
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Simona M Coman et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (4)(4), 460-462 (2009-01-13)
Based on a fluorolytic sol-gel synthesis, nanoscopic metal fluorides and partly hydroxylated metal fluorides were synthesized; varying the F : OH ratio inside these solids yielded catalysts with different combinations and variable strength Lewis and Brønsted acid sites, which demonstrated
Ying-Fang Ting et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 16(23), 7030-7038 (2010-05-11)
Practical and convenient synthetic routes have been developed for the synthesis of a new class of pyrrolidinyl-camphor derivatives (7 a-h). These novel compounds were screened as catalysts for the direct Michael addition of symmetrical alpha,alpha-disubstituted aldehydes to beta-nitroalkenes. When this
Thomas Gallert et al.
ChemSusChem, 4(11), 1654-1661 (2011-08-10)
The microwave-assisted hydrogenation of citral (3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal) to citronellal with molecular hydrogen as the reducing agent was investigated. Several polar and non-polar solvents were screened and imidazolium-based ionic liquids were applied as modifiers for the palladium-containing porous glass catalysts (Pd/TP). The
Young Kwon et al.
Current biology : CB, 20(18), 1672-1678 (2010-08-28)
Plants produce insect repellents, such as citronellal, which is the main component of citronellal oil. However, the molecular pathways through which insects sense botanical repellents are unknown. Here, we show that Drosophila use two pathways for direct avoidance of citronellal.
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