Citronellal

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Template:Chembox header| Citronellal
Citronellal
Chemical name 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-al
Chemical formula C10H18O
Molecular mass 154.25 g/mol
CAS number 106-23-0
Density 0.855 g/cm3
Melting point ? °C
Boiling point 201-204 °C
SMILES C/C(C)=C/CCC(C)CC=O
Template:Chembox header | Disclaimer and references

Citronellal or rhodinal or 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-al (C10H18O) is a monoterpenoid, the main component in the mixture of terpenoid chemical compounds that give citronella oil its distinctive lemon scent.

Citronellal is a major isolate in distilled oils from the plants Cymbopogon, lemon-scented gum, and lemon-scented teatree.

Citronellal has insect repellent properties, and research shows high repellent effectiveness against misquitoes.[1] Research shows that citronellal has strong antifungal qualities.[2]


See also

References

  1. Jeong-Kyu KIM, Chang-Soo KANG, Jong-Kwon LEE, Young-Ran KIM, Hye-Yun HAN, Hwa Kyung YUN, Evaluation of Repellency Effect of Two Natural Aroma Mosquito Repellent Compounds, Citronella and Citronellal, Entomological Research 35 (2), 117–120, 2005
  2. Kazuhiko NAKAHARA*, Najeeb S. ALZOREKY1 , Tadashi YOSHIHASHI, Huong T. T. NGUYEN2 and Gassinee TRAKOONTIVAKORN, Chemical Composition and Antifungal Activity of Essential Oil from Cymbopogon nardus (Citronella Grass), Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) (Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–8686, Japan), JARQ - October 2003 - (Vol. 37 No. 4 )

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