Citric
Properties
- Molecular formula
- C10H18O
- Molar mass
- 154.25 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 154.1358 Da
- Density
- 0.8573 g/mL (at 20 °C)
- Melting point
- 147 °C
- Boiling point
- 47 °C (at 1 Torr)
- Flash point
- 73.9 °C (closed cup)
- Water solubility
- slightly soluble
- logP
- 2.96Crippen estimate
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors / acceptors
- 0 / 1
- Rotatable bonds
- 5
Hazards
Warning
- H315 Causes skin irritation> 99.9% of notifiers
- H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction97.5% of notifiers
- H319 Causes serious eye irritation99.4% of notifiers
- H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects77.9% of notifiers
Aggregated from 2,050 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.
Precautionary statements
P261, P264, P264+P265, P272, P273, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P317, P333+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P391, P501
Identifiers
CAS number
106-23-0SMILES
CC(C)=CCCC(C)CC=OInChIKey
NEHNMFOYXAPHSD-UHFFFAOYSA-NInChI
InChI=1S/C10H18O/c1-9(2)5-4-6-10(3)7-8-11/h5,8,10H,4,6-7H2,1-3H3Weigh it out
Type any one amount. The others follow from the molar mass and density.
Names and synonyms
12 names
- Citronellal
- 6-Octenal, 3,7-dimethyl-
- 3,7-Dimethyl-6-octenal
- 3,7-Dimethyloct-6-en-1-al
- Rhodinal
- β-Citronellal
- 2,3-Dihydrocitral
- Dl-Citronellal
- (±)-Citronellal
- NSC 46106
- rac-Citronellal
- 2,6-Dimethylhept-5-enecarboxaldehyde
Work with Citric
Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues
The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.
Similar compounds
Citronellyl nitrile51566-62-258 % similar
Citronellyl formate105-85-156 % similar
Citronellol106-22-955 % similar
(+)-Citronellol1117-61-955 % similar
Citronellol26489-01-055 % similar
L-Citronellol7540-51-455 % similar
Citronellic acid502-47-653 % similar
3-Methylpentanedial6280-15-552 % similar
Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.