3,7-dimethyl-6-octenoic acid

Full Material List
3,7-dimethyloct-6-enoic acid

Identifiers

FEMA 3142
CAS 502-47-6
EINECS 207-939-7
Synonyms
  • citonellic acid
  • citronellic acid
  • (±)- citronellic acid
  • citronellicacid
  • citronellyl acid
  • (±)-3,7- dimethyl-6-octenoic acid
  • 3,7- dimethyl-6-octenoic acid
  • 3,7- dimethyl-oct-6-enoic acid
  • 3,7- dimethyloct-6-enoic acid
  • 6- octenoic acid, 3,7-dimethyl-
  • rhodinolic acid
JECFA Food Flavoring 1221
JECFA Food Additive N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 08.036 citronellic acid
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials N/A
FDA UNII 1JJT408R87
CoE Number 616
XlogP3-AA N/A
Molecular Weight 170.25186
Molecular Formula C10 H18 O2

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Odor Type: green green grassy smoky fatty floral
  • Odor Description:at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. green grassy smoky fatty floral
  • fatty waxy floral citronella vegetable tobacco
  • Odor Description:at 1.00 %. Fatty, waxy, heavy, floral with a slight citronella nuance. It also has vegetative and tobacco nuancesMosciano, Gerard P&F 25, No. 6, 26, (2000)
Odor green
green, grassy, smoky, fatty, floral, waxy, citronella, vegetable, tobacco
Flavor floral
floral, rose, fruity, melon, citronella, citrus,

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Appearance colorless to yellow clear liquid (est)
Assay 90.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity 0.92500 to 0.92800 @ 20.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 7.706 to 7.731
Refractive Index 1.45200 to 1.45500 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point N/A
Boiling Point N/A
Flash Point > 230.00 °F. TCC ( > 110.00 °C. )
Acid Value N/A
Vapor Pressure 0.005000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Vapor Density N/A
logP (o/w) 3.159 (est)
Soluble In
  • alcohol
  • water, slightly
  • water, 89.48 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
  • water
Occurrence
  • callitris columellaris wood oil australia @ 25.70%
  • callitris glaucophylla wood oil australia @ 40.30%
  • callitris intratropica wood oil australia @ 0.10%
  • camphor oil
  • cardamom fruit
  • cardamom seed
  • citronella java
  • citronella oil china @ 0.17%
  • citronella oil java @ 0.13%
  • cypress mediterranean cypress oil
  • geranium
  • lemon balm shoot
  • lemongrass plant
  • mandarin fruit
  • mandarin peel
  • orange leaf bitter
  • peppermint leaf
  • petitgrain combava oil @ 0.10%