Citronellal
| Template:Chembox header| Citronellal | |
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| 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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 )