3,7-Dimethyl-7-hydroxyoctanal

High Quality 3, 7-Dimethyl-7-Hydroxyoctanal CAS 107-75-5 with Factory Price

Description:

Hydroxycitronellal has an intense, sweet, floral, lily-type odor. It may be prepared by hydration of natural citronellal obtained from Java citronella or from Eucalyptus citriodora; P-pinene is converted to myrcene, which on hydration may yield either linalool or a mixture of geranoil and nerol; the latter mixture can be hydrogenated to citronellol and subsequently converted to citronellal and hydroxycitronellal; also by hydrogenation of 3,7-dimethyl- 7-hydroxy-2-octen-2-al over palladium carbon in ethyl acetate solution.

Uses:

Hydroxycitronellal is a fragrance for use in various perfumes, antiseptics, insecticides and household products; some perfumery uses (sweet pea Pois De Senteur; gardenia; cherry; melon; mint).