GERANIOL

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 106-24-1

GERANIOL 

EINECS NO. 203-377-1
FORMULA (CH3)2CCH(CH2)2C(CH3)CHCH2OH
MOL WT. 154.25

H.S. CODE

2905.22

TOXICITY

Oral rat LD50: 3600 mg/kg
SMILES

 

SYNONYMS 2,6-dimethyl-trans-2,6-octadien-8-ol;
2,6-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-8-ol; geranyl alcohol; guaniol; Lemonol; geraniol; 2-trans-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene-1-ol; Octadien-1-ol, trans-3,7- dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol; 3,7-dimethyl-trans-2,6-octadien-1-ol;

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE Clear to pale yellow oily liquid with sweet rose odor

MELTING POINT

15 C
BOILING POINT 229 - 230 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.870 - 0.885

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

Insoluble (> 0.1g/100ml)
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY  
AUTOIGNITION

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.469 - 1.478

NFPA RATINGS health 1; flammability 1; reactivity 0
FLASH POINT

 

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Geraniol is a monoterpenoid C-10 (branched) alcohol found widely as a chief constituent in essential oils including ilang-ilang oil, palmarosa oil, geranium oil, orange flower oil, lemongrass oil, hops oil, and lavender oil. It is a clear to pale-yellow liquid; boiling point 230 C; insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol, ether and most common organic solvents. It is the major constituent of rose-like odor. It is used in perfumery and flavoring. Nerol is the cis-isomer of geraniol. Geranial and neral are the corresponding aldehydes. Citronellol is the dihydrogeraniol and citronellal is the corresponding aldehyde. Citral is the mixture of geranial (trans-citral, called citral A) and neral (cis--citral, called citral A). Citral is the major constituent of emongrass oil, verbena oil, lemon oil, nikkel oil, lime oil, ginger oil, and other plant essential oils. It is the main source of lemon odor. Neral has a less intense, but sweeter. Citral is also used as a flavor. Citral is used as a raw material in the synthesis ionone which is a perfumery and flavoring component itself and used in the production of retinol. Geraniol is a pheromone of certain species of bees, being secreted by the scent glands of worker bees to signal the location of nectar-bearing flowers and the entrances to their hives. Geraniol also find an application as an insect repellants or deterrants.
SALES SPECIFICATION (FCC)

APPEARANCE

Clear to pale yellow oily liquid

ASSAY

98.0% min

SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.870 - 0.885
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS not regulated
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION

FEMA NO.:2507
Hazard Symbols: XI, Risk Phrases: 36/37/38, Safety Phrases: 24/25

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