Citral

CAS Registry Number®

5392-40-5

CAS Name

Citral

Molecular Formula

C10H16O

Molecular Mass

152.23

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    227 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    <-10 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.891-0.897 g/cm³ @ Temp: 15 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)
  • (2) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H16O/c1-9(2)5-4-6-10(3)7-8-11/h5,7-8H,4,6H2,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=WTEVQBCEXWBHNA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCC=C(C)C)(=CC=O)C

Canonical SMILES

O=CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2,6-Octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-
  • 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal
  • Citral
  • Lemsyn GB
  • 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-al

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

8022-94-4, 37350-34-8, 96680-15-8, 250599-19-0, 433282-33-8, 1392408-16-0, 2321523-57-1

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