
Citral
Geranial is a monoterpenoid that is (2E,6E)-octa-2,6-dienal substituted by methyl groups at positions 3 and 7. It has a role as a volatile oil component and a plant metabolite. It is a polyprenal, a monoterpenoid and an enal. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal
- Molecular formula
- C10H16O
- Molecular weight
- 152.23 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 152.120115130 Da
- XLogP3
- 3.0
- Topological polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:137934
- ChEBI:CHEBI:16980
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1080997
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID20881217
- PubMed:29968805
- PubMed:23449869
- PubMed:22945026
- PubMed:21596512
- PubMed:18461159
- PubMed:16000717
- PubMed:7739729
- PubMed:8942
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