C10H16O
152.23 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceWarning
Citral
CAS5392-40-5EC226-394-6
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Flavoring agent and fragrance ingredient
Citral is a clear yellow liquid with a strong lemon-like odor, less dense than water and insoluble in water. It is toxic if ingested and is used primarily as a flavoring agent and fragrance ingredient, as well as an intermediate in the synthesis of other chemicals.
Flavoring agent in foods and beveragesFragrance ingredient in consumer productsIntermediate for synthesis of vitamin A, ionone, and other fragrances
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H227
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Citral (CAS 5392-40-5) is 2912.19.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2912.19
EU CN code (8-digit)
2912 19 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal
InChIKey
WTEVQBCEXWBHNA-JXMROGBWSA-N
SMILES
CC(=CCC/C(=C/C=O)/C)C
Synonyms (51)
- (2e)-geranial
- (E)-Citral
- (E)-Geranial
- (E)-Neral
- (E)-alpha-citral
- 2,6-Dimethyloctadien-2,6-al-8
- 2,6-Octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-
- 3,2,6-octadienal
- 3,7-Dimethyl-1,2,6-octadienal
- 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal
- CITRAL GERANIAL
- CITRAL SINTETICO
- Caswell No. 221B
- Citral
- Citral (Standard)
- Citral (natural)
- Citral N
- Citral a
- Citral alpha
- Citral, cis + trans
- Genanial
- Geranaldehyde
- Lemarome n
- Lemsyn GB
- a-Citral
- alpha-Citral
- beta-Geranial
- citral-b
- geranal
- geranialdehyde
- trans-Citral
- trans-Citral (Geranial)
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