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(RS)-citronellal
Sign in to saveCitronellal or rhodinal (C10H18O) is a monoterpenoid aldehyde, the main component in the mixture of terpenoid chemical compounds that give citronella oil its distinctive lemon scent.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H18O
- Molecular weight
- 154.25 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3,7-dimethyloct-6-enal
- SMILES
- CC(CCC=C(C)C)CC=O
- InChIKey
- NEHNMFOYXAPHSD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 154.136
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- found in taxon
- Xanthium strumarium
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₈O
- Commons category
- Citronellal
- canonical SMILES
- CC(CCC=C(C)C)CC=O
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Compendial status
- See also
- References
Citronellal or rhodinal (C10H18O) is a monoterpenoid aldehyde, the main component in the mixture of terpenoid chemical compounds that give citronella oil its distinctive lemon scent.
Citronellal is a main isolate in distilled oils from the plants Cymbopogon (excepting C. citratus, culinary lemongrass), lemon-scented gum, and lemon-scented teatree. The (S)-(−)-enantiomer of citronellal makes up to 80% of the oil from kaffir lime leaves and is the compound responsible for its characteristic aroma.
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