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hydroxycitronellal
Sign in to saveAlso known as Citronellal hydrate, 3,7-Dimethyl-7-hydroxyoctanal, 3,7-dimethyl-7-hydroxyoctan-1-al, hydroxy citronellal, 7-hydroxycitronellal
Hydroxycitronellal (7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal) is an odorant used in perfumery. Its molecular formula is C10H20O2.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 172.26 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal
- SMILES
- CC(CCCC(C)(C)O)CC=O
- InChIKey
- WPFVBOQKRVRMJB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.6
- Polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- fatty alcohol
- Mass
- 172.146
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- canonical SMILES
- CC(CCCC(C)(C)O)CC=O
- Commons category
- Hydroxycitronellal
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₂₀O₂
- found in taxon
- Salvia sclarea
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Encyclopedic overview
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Hydroxycitronellal (7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal) is an odorant used in perfumery. Its molecular formula is C10H20O2.
It derives from a citronellal. 7-Hydroxy-3, 7-dimethyloctanal, also known as 3, 7-dimethyl-7-hydroxyoctan-1-al or 7-hydroxycitronellal, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain aldehydes.
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