A softened, more rounded take on citronellal — the sharp lemony-aldehydic bite is masked by the glycol acetal, leaving a fresh green-citrus tone with muguet and rosy-geranium facets. Longer-lasting and less aggressive than free citronellal, with a clean floral-citrus character useful in cologne and lily-of-the-valley accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 276.
Colorless viscous liquid.
Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Mild, green-herbaceous and sweet odor of considerable tenacity.
This acetal has been suggested for use in perfume compositions as a novel note in fresh-floral and citrusy-herbaceous fragrance types.
Produced by condensation of Citronella and Ethyleneglycol.