Official EU label nameGlossary entry 6620

CITRONELLIC ACID

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:502-47-6

EC:207-939-7

Ingredient index records:

CITRONELLIC ACID

Cosmetic functions: ANTI-SEBORRHEIC, ANTIMICROBIAL, FRAGRANCE

3,7-Dimethyl-6-Octenoic Acid

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CITRONELLIC ACID

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None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name CITRONELLIC ACID.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 502-47-6

CAS 502-47-6PubChem CID 10402

Citronellic acid

Citronellic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid that is oct-6-enoic acid carrying methyl groups at positions 3 and 7. It has a role as a flavouring agent and a plant metabolite. It is a monoterpenoid, a monounsaturated fatty acid and a medium-chain fatty acid. It is functionally related to a citronellal. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: 3,7-dimethyloct-6-enoic acid

Molecular formula: C10H18O2
Molecular weight: 170.25 g/mol
Exact mass: 170.130679813 Da
XLogP3: 3.0
Topological polar surface area: 37.3 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

3,7-Dimethyl-6-octenoic acidRhodinolic acidRhodinic Acid6-OCTENOIC ACID, 3,7-DIMETHYL-FEMA No. 31421JJT408R87CHEBI:80507RefChem:577476

16 more reported names

207-939-7CitronellateEINECS 207-939-7BRN 1722960CallitrolUNII-1JJT408R87Citronellic acid, 98%4-02-00-01610 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)CITRONELLIC ACID [FHFI]3,7-dimethyl-oct-6-enoic acidFEMA 31423(rs),7-dimethyl-6-octenoic acidTox21_302694CITRONELLIC ACID, (+/-)-EBC-13387CAS-502-47-6

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:80507
ChEMBL:CHEMBL2288023
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID1047106
PubMed:22401662
PubMed:21339945
PubMed:20872682
PubMed:20568624
PubMed:20429462
PubMed:18605213
PubMed:17322820
PubMed:16272386
PubMed:16000717
PubMed:15869958
PubMed:12696950

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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