3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C10H16O

    SMILES
    CC(=CCCC(=CC=O)C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fruity 80.39%
    Citrus 77.13%
    Sweet 70.59%
    Herbal 65.57%
    Fresh 64.09%
    Green 59.25%
    Floral 59.02%
    Lemon 57.71%
    Aldehydic 47.09%
    Spicy 44.33%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.0

    Molecular weight
    152.23 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    219°C

    Flash point est.
    87.55 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal
    • CHEBI:23316
    • cis,trans-Citral
    • DTXSID6024836
    • Dehydrogeraniol
    • lime octadienal
    • 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octandienal
    • CHEMBL2297541
    • 3,7-dimethyl-octa-2,6-dienal
    • 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-al
    • 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene-1-al
    • AKOS024306977
    • DB-052426
    • D0762
    • NS00077341
    • Citral (mixture of cis- and trans-isomers), Natural
    • Q60176530
    • Citral (mixture of cis- and trans-isomers), Synthetic FCC
    • Citral (mixture of cis- and trans-isomers), Geranial 45-55%, Neral 45-55%
  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 519.12
    methanol 439.24
    isopropanol 392.69
    water 0.61
    ethyl acetate 309.74
    n-propanol 380.33
    acetone 283.42
    n-butanol 407.01
    acetonitrile 280.62
    DMF 242.72
    toluene 180.99
    isobutanol 242.28
    1,4-dioxane 716.38
    methyl acetate 250.92
    THF 736.07
    2-butanone 288.78
    n-pentanol 243.66
    sec-butanol 311.27
    n-hexane 141.38
    ethylene glycol 57.56
    NMP 239.19
    cyclohexane 175.39
    DMSO 195.4
    n-butyl acetate 304.33
    n-octanol 136.84
    chloroform 780.99
    n-propyl acetate 190.02
    acetic acid 274.98
    dichloromethane 481.15
    cyclohexanone 401.2
    propylene glycol 140.28
    isopropyl acetate 171.27
    DMAc 221.69
    2-ethoxyethanol 247.32
    isopentanol 292.89
    n-heptane 107.52
    ethyl formate 162.95
    1,2-dichloroethane 277.03
    n-hexanol 425.22
    2-methoxyethanol 398.7
    isobutyl acetate 132.04
    tetrachloromethane 144.07
    n-pentyl acetate 142.77
    transcutol 955.77
    n-heptanol 153.06
    ethylbenzene 110.85
    MIBK 146.69
    2-propoxyethanol 427.69
    tert-butanol 465.44
    MTBE 316.58
    2-butoxyethanol 212.11
    propionic acid 211.84
    o-xylene 111.62
    formic acid 73.96
    diethyl ether 398.13
    m-xylene 131.68
    p-xylene 137.19
    chlorobenzene 189.36
    dimethyl carbonate 54.48
    n-octane 29.19
    formamide 86.61
    cyclopentanone 340.31
    2-pentanone 249.71
    anisole 192.38
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 333.86
    gamma-butyrolactone 315.61
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 315.3
    pyridine 401.35
    3-pentanone 175.27
    furfural 310.33
    n-dodecane 17.75
    diethylene glycol 218.74
    diisopropyl ether 112.92
    tert-amyl alcohol 326.23
    acetylacetone 188.83
    n-hexadecane 20.12
    acetophenone 151.28
    methyl propionate 176.71
    isopentyl acetate 259.59
    trichloroethylene 526.89
    n-nonanol 124.36
    cyclohexanol 328.93
    benzyl alcohol 153.73
    2-ethylhexanol 236.66
    isooctanol 118.3
    dipropyl ether 298.0
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 163.45
    ethyl lactate 90.66
    propylene carbonate 206.76
    n-methylformamide 131.7
    2-pentanol 275.56
    n-pentane 112.6
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 358.39
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 247.12
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 219.16
    mesitylene 88.07
    ε-caprolactone 341.66
    p-cymene 92.68
    epichlorohydrin 397.83
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 364.77
    2-aminoethanol 166.26
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 330.98
    sulfolane 274.66
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 40.04
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 572.24
    n-hexyl acetate 218.2
    isooctane 35.83
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 303.78
    sec-butyl acetate 141.2
    tert-butyl acetate 190.29
    decalin 61.42
    glycerin 132.67
    diglyme 487.98
    acrylic acid 148.49
    isopropyl myristate 95.03
    n-butyric acid 351.53
    acetyl acetate 154.13
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 90.29
    ethyl propionate 156.17
    nitromethane 260.18
    1,2-diethoxyethane 337.15
    benzonitrile 201.34
    trioctyl phosphate 61.77
    1-bromopropane 260.33
    gamma-valerolactone 451.77
    n-decanol 92.72
    triethyl phosphate 99.59
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 143.03
    propionitrile 243.51
    vinylene carbonate 192.0
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 277.94
    DMS 129.35
    cumene 85.1
    2-octanol 95.82
    2-hexanone 203.78
    octyl acetate 115.3
    limonene 156.29
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 416.12
    ethyl orthosilicate 105.85
    tributyl phosphate 82.52
    diacetone alcohol 211.7
    N,N-dimethylaniline 130.7
    acrylonitrile 208.92
    aniline 221.4
    1,3-propanediol 238.42
    bromobenzene 188.74
    dibromomethane 390.58
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 476.14
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 178.29
    tetrabutyl urea 95.89
    diisobutyl methanol 137.73
    2-phenylethanol 189.49
    styrene 128.72
    dioctyl adipate 135.45
    dimethyl sulfate 64.79
    ethyl butyrate 223.15
    methyl lactate 87.63
    butyl lactate 123.42
    diethyl carbonate 143.58
    propanediol butyl ether 191.58
    triethyl orthoformate 167.75
    p-tert-butyltoluene 94.71
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 149.04
    morpholine 822.18
    tert-butylamine 345.32
    n-dodecanol 71.99
    dimethoxymethane 201.28
    ethylene carbonate 167.92
    cyrene 154.54
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 185.29
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 207.21
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 188.31
    4-methylpyridine 344.18
    dibutyl ether 207.04
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 137.73
    DEF 227.31
    dimethyl isosorbide 324.02
    tetrachloroethylene 302.89
    eugenol 151.15
    triacetin 182.09
    span 80 218.34
    1,4-butanediol 82.65
    1,1-dichloroethane 365.7
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 190.25
    methyl formate 86.84
    2-methyl-1-butanol 251.68
    n-decane 32.69
    butyronitrile 317.96
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 151.08
    1-chlorooctane 103.49
    1-chlorotetradecane 43.21
    n-nonane 34.12
    undecane 22.79
    tert-butylcyclohexane 58.44
    cyclooctane 53.17
    cyclopentanol 252.65
    tetrahydropyran 772.79
    tert-amyl methyl ether 224.63
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 317.72
    1-hexene 300.81
    2-isopropoxyethanol 183.47
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 66.38
    methyl butyrate 204.26

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