C10H20O
156.26 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceWarning
L-Citronellol
CAS7540-51-4EC231-415-7
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Fragrance ingredient in cosmetics
(S)-(-)-Citronellol is a naturally occurring enantiomer of citronellol, characterized by an oct-6-ene backbone substituted with a hydroxy group and methyl groups. It is widely used as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetic products.
Fragrance ingredient in cosmetics
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(3S)-3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol
InChIKey
QMVPMAAFGQKVCJ-JTQLQIEISA-N
SMILES
C[C@@H](CCC=C(C)C)CCO
Synonyms (20)
- (-)-3,7-Dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol
- (-)-Citronellol
- (-)-beta-Citronellol
- (-)-fA-Citronellol
- (3S)-citronellol
- (S)-(-)-beta-Citronellol
- (S)-(-)-|A-Citronellol
- (S)-3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol
- (S)-citronellol
- .BETA.-CITRONELLOL, (S)-
- 3S,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol
- CITRONELLOL, L-
- beta-Rhodinol
- l-Citronellol