A soft, natural-smelling citrus-floral ester with a green, slightly waxy character reminiscent of citronella and rose petals. Milder and rounder than citronellol, with a fresh lemony-geranium facet that fades into a clean, slightly herbaceous floralcy.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 837.
Colorless mobile liquid.
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Refreshing, winey-green, fruity and brandy-like, apple-like odor of moderate to poor tenacity.
This ester, not often offered commercially, has found a little use in perfume compositions, mainly as part of new topnote complexes with natural-green materials for rose, muguet, peony, and in refreshing, outdoor-type fragrances.
Produced by oxidation of citronellol (or citronellal) with CrO3 to yield citronellic acid, which is esterified with methanol.