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(±)-Citronellal

Compound with spectra: 35 NMR, 15 FTIR, 1 Raman, and 33 MS (GC)

(±)-Citronellal
SpectraBase Compound ID ALJIGkyxqE2
InChI InChI=1S/C10H18O/c1-9(2)5-4-6-10(3)7-8-11/h5,8,10H,4,6-7H2,1-3H3
InChIKey NEHNMFOYXAPHSD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 154.25 g/mol
Molecular Formula C10H18O
Exact Mass 154.135765 g/mol

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Raman Spectrum
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Source of Sample Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Source of Spectrum Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Catalog Number L15753

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ATR-IR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Source of Spectrum Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Catalog Number L15753

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ATR-IR Spectrum
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ATR-IR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Aldrich
Catalog Number W230715

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York
Technique NEAT

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Source of Spectrum Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Catalog Number L15753
Technique Neat

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FTIR Spectrum
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Technique Film

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FTIR Spectrum
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Technique NEAT

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample The Matheson Company, Inc., East Rutherford, New Jersey
Technique CAPILLARY CELL: NEAT

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Fluka Chemie AG, Buchs, Switzerland
Catalog Number 27470
Technique CAPILLARY CELL: NEAT

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Source of Spectrum Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Catalog Number W230707
Technique Between salts

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Catalog Number W230707

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Source of Spectrum Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Catalog Number W230715
Technique Between salts

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Source of Spectrum Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Catalog Number W230715

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Vapor Phase IR Spectrum
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Vapor Phase IR Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Chemical Concepts, A Wiley Division, Weinheim, Germany

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Chemical Concepts, A Wiley Division, Weinheim, Germany

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Adams' Essential Oil Components (GC-MS), Version 4

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Sample SAFC Cat.no. W282529
Source of Spectrum Prof. L. Mondello (Chromaleont s.r.l./Univ. Messina, Italy)

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Prof. L. Mondello (Chromaleont s.r.l./Univ. Messina, Italy)

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Chemical Concepts, A Wiley Division, Weinheim, Germany

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Prof. L. Mondello (Chromaleont s.r.l./Univ. Messina, Italy)

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum HE-1986-607-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum XW-327-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum SRH-2022-6348-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum SRH-2022-8698-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum BJO-18-SM33-citronellal (DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.18.38)

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum QE-24-SM17-34 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201800531)

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum AA-0-937-2

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum AC-1991-231-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum SO-0-2026-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum UT-1990-1010-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum AA-0-942-3

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum UT-1990-1148-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum EP-8759-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum JZ-1992-3843-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum PR-314-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum VC-1981-497-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum CB-0-334-32

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum LQ-1992-1273-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum EP-0-262-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum A5-0-273-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum UT-1990-588-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum JZ-1992-1327-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum AA-0-938-1

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Annick D. Bossoua, et al. Industrial Crops and Products, V.76, 2015, P.306-317

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum SRH-2022-7546-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Adams' Essential Oil Components (GC-MS), Version 4

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13C NMR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Fluka AG, Buchs, Switzerland
Solvent Chloroform-d; Reference=TMS Spectrometer= Varian CFT-20

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13C NMR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Fluka AG, Buchs, Switzerland
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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1H NMR Spectrum
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1H NMR Spectrum
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1H NMR Spectrum
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Solvent CDCl3
  • (±)-3,7-Dimethyl-6-octenal
  • L-Citronellal
  • 1-Citronellal
  • Citronellal
  • 3,7-Dimethyl-6-octenal
  • L-Rodinal
  • (+/-)-Citronellal
  • NEHNMFOYXAPHSD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • 6-Octenal, 3,7-dimethyl-
  • trans-3,7-DIMETHYL-6-OCTENAL
  • CITRONELLAL, /plus/-,
  • 6-OCTENAL, 3,7-DIMETHYL-, trans-,
  • 3,7-Dimethyloct-6-enal
  • 3(S)-citronelal
  • (R)-(+)-Citronellal
  • Rhodinal
  • Citronella
  • D-rhodinal
  • Citronellel
  • 6-Octenal, 3,7-dimethyl-, (R)-
  • 2,3-Dihydrocitral
  • .beta.-Citronellal
  • 3,7-Dimethyloct-6-en-1-al
  • 3,7-Dimethyl-6-octen-1-al
  • Poly((1,3a,4,6,7,7a-hexahydro-1,3-dioxo-3H-furo(3,4-c)pyran-4,6-diyl)(tetrahydro-2,5-dioxo-3,4-furandiyl)methylene)
  • HSDB 594
  • FEMA NO. 2307
  • EINECS 203-376-6
  • NSC 46106
  • AI3-00203
  • (+/-)-3,7-Dimethyl-6-octenal
Citronellal
(S)-(-)-Citronellal
1,7-Nonadiene, 4,8-dimethyl-
2,6-Dimethyl-2-octene
(6R)-2,6-dimethyl-2-octene
(3S)-Citronellylnitrile
(2S)-2,6-Dimethyl-5-hepten-1-ol
5-Hepten-1-ol, 2,6-dimethyl-
8-BROMO-2,6-DIMETHYLOCT-2-ENE
iodocitronellol
(4rs)-4,7-Dimethyloct-6-enal
Title Journal or Book Year
Diastereomers of the insect repellent 3-acetyl-2-(2′,6′-dimethyl-5′-heptenyl)oxazolidine. Isolation by high pressure liquid chromatography and characterization by 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy Canadian Journal of Chemistry 1984
13C-NMR-Spektren von Monoterpenen Organic Magnetic Resonance 1975
10.1016/j.fitote.2009.06.017>10.1016/j.fitote.2009.06.017 "" ""
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