Citral
Citral a (trans form) and citral b (cis form) are
terpene aldehydes, colorless liquids, components of many
essential oils that have a strong lemon and verbena odor.
- mixture of cis/trans-isomers
- Molecular formula:
- C10H16O
- Molecular weight:
- 152.24
- CAS Registry Number:
- 5392-40-5
- Density:
- 0.888
- Boiling point:
- 229 °C
- Refractive index, nD:
- 1.4876 (20 °C)
- Beilstein:
- 1,753, I 390, II 811, III 353, IV 3569
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Burkhard Kirste, 1994-08-19, 1998-02-03