geranic acid

Full Material List
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoic acid

Identifiers

FEMA 4121
CAS 459-80-3
EINECS 207-299-9
Synonyms
  • decaprenoic acid
  • 3,7- dimethyl 2,6-octadienoic acid
  • 3,7- dimethyl octa-2,6-dienoic acid
  • 3,7- dimethyl-2,6-octadienoic acid
  • 3,7- dimethylocta-2,6-dienoic acid
  • (E,Z)- geranic acid
  • neric acid
  • 2,6- octadienoic acid, 3,7-dimethyl-
JECFA Food Flavoring 1825
JECFA Food Additive N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 08.081 geranic acid
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials N/A
FDA UNII PL902IKN0A
CoE Number 10094
XlogP3-AA N/A
Molecular Weight 168.23592
Molecular Formula C10 H16 O2

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Odor Type: green Odor Strength:medium ,recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less
  • Substantivity:272 hour(s) at 100.00 %
  • dry weedy acidic green moldy woody
  • Odor Description:at 10.00 % in propylene glycol. dry weedy acidic green moldy feet woodyLuebke, William tgsc, (2006)
  • Odor sample from: Sigma-Aldrich
  • green weedy woody greasy sweet
  • Odor Description:green weedy woody greasy sweet
Odor green
dry, weedy, acidic, green, moldy, woody, greasy, sweet
Flavor green
dry, weedy, musty, green, woody,

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Appearance colorless to pale yellow clear oily liquid (est)
Assay 95.00 to 100.00 sum of isomers
Specific Gravity 0.95200 to 0.95800 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 7.922 to 7.972
Refractive Index 1.47900 to 1.48900 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point 21.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 250.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point 230.00 °F. TCC ( 110.00 °C. )
Acid Value N/A
Vapor Pressure 0.000373 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Vapor Density N/A
logP (o/w) 3.066 (est)
Soluble In
  • alcohol
  • propylene glycol
  • water, 108.2 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
  • water
Occurrence
  • bay leaf oil lemon @ 0.1%
  • bay leaf oil lemon @ 1.0%
  • callitris glaucophylla wood oil australia @ 3.90%
  • callitris intratropica wood oil australia @ 0.20%
  • callitris intratropica wood oil australia @ 0.90%
  • cardamom fruit
  • cardamom seed
  • champaca concrete @ 0.10%
  • cistus oil @ 2.4%
  • lemon balm shoot
  • lemon verbena oil morocco @ 0.7%
  • lemongrass oil morocco @ 0.10%
  • lemongrass oil morocco @ 1.40%
  • lemongrass plant
  • melissa oil slovak republic @ 1.05%
  • peppermint leaf
  • pimenta racemosa leaf oil lemon @ 0.07%
  • tea
  • tomato
  • walnut english walnut leaf
  • wine
  • wormseed oil spain @ 0.04%