Citral is a kind of colorless or slightly yellow liquid with a rich lemon aroma and it has no optical rotation.
CAS No. :
5392-40-5EINECS :
226-394-6Package :
170KG/DRUMBrand :
TOPINCHEM®Origin :
CHINAFormula :
C10H16OMinimum Order :
340KGItem :
CitralFactory Direct Supply High Quality Citral CAS 5392-40-5
Description
Citral(also known as geranial) is a light yellow oily volatile liquid with a lemon aroma, insoluble in water, and soluble in organic solvents such as ethanol, ether, propylene glycol, glycerol, mineral oil, etc. It exists in plant essential oils such as citrus oil, lemon oil, lemon grass oil, litsea oil, white lemon oil, and verbena oil.
Specification
Test Parameter | Requirements | UoM | Results |
Appearance | Test must conform | conforms | |
Odour | Tests must conform | conforms | |
Purity sum of Neral, Geranial | Min.: 96.0 | %(a) | 97.5 |
Purity Neral (cis) | Min.: 45.0 | %(a) | 47.9 |
Purity Geranial (trans) | Min.: 45.0 | %(a) | 49.6 |
Relative density d(25/25) | Min.: 0.875 -Max.: 0.890 | 0.886 | |
Refractive Index n(D/20) | Min.: 1.486 -Max.: 1.490 | 1.488 | |
Acid value | Max . 1.0 | mgKOHg | 0 |
Application
Citral is used as a flavoring agent to prepare lemon, citrus and assorted fruit essence, and also as a raw material for the synthesis of ionone and vitamin A.