| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
ETHYL CITRONELLATE | [CAS]
26728-44-9 | [Synonyms]
ETHYL CITRONELLATE
6-Octenoic acid, 3,7-dimethyl-, ethyl ester | [Molecular Formula]
C12H22O2 | [MDL Number]
MFCD06796188 | [MOL File]
26728-44-9.mol | [Molecular Weight]
198.3 |
| Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Boiling point ]
113-115 °C(Press: 12 Torr) | [density ]
0.885±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted) | [Odor]
at 100.00 %. fruity dry dusty citrus sweet licorice rose spicy fennel | [Odor Type]
fruity | [LogP]
4.196 (est) |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Chemical Properties]
Ethyl Citronellate is a colorless liquid. Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
| [Uses]
Ethyl Citronellate is ven rarely offered commercially and has, in the author's opinion, little mwe than academic interest. It is too expensive for what it has to offer, but it may occasionally find its way into various artificial essential oils.
| [Preparation]
Ethyl Citronellate is produced by esterification of Ethanol with Citroncllic acid.
| [Synthesis Reference(s)]
Tetrahedron Letters, 31, p. 7423, 1990 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)88505-6 |
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