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CITRAL [2 records]

Record 1 2013-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Perfume and Cosmetics Industry
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

An unsaturated liquid aldehyde [that] has a strong lemon and verbena odor, is found in many essential oils (as lemon oil and citronella oil), is used in flavoring and perfumery [and] consists of a mixture of two stereoisomeric forms ... (1) citral [alpha], geranial (2) citral ß, neral.

OBS

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Parfumerie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

[...] aldéhyde qui existe sous deux formes isomères, une forme trans, appelée citral [alpha] (ou géranial) et une forme cis, appelée citral ß (ou néral) [...]

CONT

Le citral est présent dans de nombreuses huiles essentielles et en particulier dans l'essence de lemon-grass. [On] le trouve également dans les essences de citron, d'orange et de mandarine.

OBS

Certains auteurs identifient le lémonal à une variété stable du citral (citral [alpha], tandis que d'autres considèrent l'appellation «lémonal» comme un synonyme désuet de «citral».

OBS

3,7-diméthylocta-2,6-diénal : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Industria del perfume y cosméticos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2011-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

One of the two stereoisomeric forms of citral, obtained by oxidation of nerol.

OBS

citral: [A] pale-yellow liquid that in commerce is a mixture of two isomeric forms, alpha and beta.

OBS

(Z)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal: The capital letter "Z" must be italicized; form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Stéréo-isomère Z du citral.

OBS

(Z)-3,7-diméthylocta-2,6-diénal : La lettre majuscule «Z» s'écrit en italique; forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

Spanish

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