A waxy, slightly sour citrus-rose character with a fatty, tallow-like undertone. Reminiscent of citronella and geranium stems but drier and more acidic, lacking the brightness of the corresponding alcohols or aldehydes.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 279.
Colorless liquid.
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Faint, fresh-green, somewhat grassy odor, not very pleasant, rather weedy-oily note.
Has been suggested for use in the reconstruction of certain essential oils.
Produced by oxidation of Citronellol with Chromic acid, or by oxidation of Citronellal with Silver oxide.