AtlasCitrus
Neral
The cis isomer of citral, with a sweeter lemon note.
- Place in the wear
- Top
- Felt first. Usually the shortest span.
- Office
- Modifier
- A trace that turns the heart. Used sparingly.
- Family
- Citrus
- Type
- Natural isolate
- CAS
- 106-26-3
- Origin
- Nature-identical isolate
- Span
- Met in the opening. A measured span on blotter and skin is not yet recorded.
- Odor
- Citrus, lemon, sweet and fresh
- Also called
- cis-Citral, Citral b, lemonal, beta-Citral, Neroli aldehyde
- IUPAC
- (2Z)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal
- Formula
- C10H16O
- FEMA
- 2303
Neral gives a sweet, fresh lemon, softer than geranial. It is found in lemongrass, lemon and verbena, and brightens citrus accords.
Neral is a nature-identical isolate; PubChem gives its IUPAC name as (2Z)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal. Formula C10H16O, molecular weight 152.23. The atlas files it under Citrus; its office is modifier and its place is the top.
IFRA
- Citral
Restriction · Amendment 49 · 2020-01
Sources
- Fairamour editorial
- Fairamour editorial
- Fairamour editorial
- Fairamour editorial
- Fairamour editorial
- PubChem CID 643779 synonyms
- PubChem CID 643779 synonyms
- PubChem CID 643779
- PubChem CID 643779
- IFRA Standard: Citral (Amendment 49)
- PubChem CID 643779: LogP