| Product Name |
Citral |
| CAS |
5392-40-5 |
| MF |
C10H16O |
| EINECS |
226-394-6 |
The molecular formula of citral is C10H16O, which is one of the most important representatives of open chain monoterpenes. Exists in maple oil and hawthorn oil. Natural citral is a mixture of two geometric isomers.
Citral can be separated from essential oils; Citral can also be obtained by vacuum gas-phase dehydrogenation of industrial geraniol (and orange blossom alcohol) using copper catalyst; Citral can also be synthesized from dehydrolinalool under the action of vanadium catalyst. Citral can be used to manufacture citrus flavored food flavorings, but Citral changes color due to oxidation and polymerization, and is only used in neutral media; Citral is also used for the synthesis of isomenthol, hydroxycitral, and ionone, which is a raw material for the synthesis of vitamin A. Citral is a terpenoid compound.
