Citronellol

An alcohol, C10H20O, 156.269 g/mol. Boiling point 224 °C, melting point <-20 °C, as published.

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Identifiers

Molecular formula: C₁₀H₂₀O
Molecular weight: 156.269 g/mol
Exact mass: 156.151415 g/mol
IUPAC name: 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol
SMILES: CC(C)=CCCC(C)CCO
InChI: InChI=1S/C10H20O/c1-9(2)5-4-6-10(3)7-8-11/h5,10-11H,4,6-8H2,1-3H3
InChIKey: QMVPMAAFGQKVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Measured properties

Published measurements, each with its source. Two readings of one property are both shown, in the units each used.

Boiling Point: 224 °Cmeasured · Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB); BP: 108-109 °C at 10 mm Hg; specific gravity: 1.4576 at 18/4 °C /(-)-Form/measured · Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Melting Point: <-20 °Cmeasured · Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Density: 0.8550 g/cu cm at 20 °Cmeasured · Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB); 0.850-0.860measured · Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
Solubility: In water, 200 mg/L at 25 °Cmeasured · Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB); In water, 307 mg/L at 25 °C; 300 mg/L at 20 °Cmeasured · Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Vapor Pressure: 0.04 [mmHg]measured · Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases; 0.02 mm Hg at 25 °Cmeasured · Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
LogP: log Kow = 3.91measured · Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB); 3.38measured · SangsterLogP
Viscosity: 11.1 mPa s (dynamic) at 20 °C; 5.33 mPa s (dynamic) at 40 °Cmeasured · ECHA; Search for Chemicals. Citronellol (CAS 106-22-9) Registered Substances Dossier. European Chemical Agency. Available from, as of July 16, 2015: https://echa.europa.eu/
Refractive Index: Index of refraction: 1.4559 at 20 °Cmeasured · Sell CS; Terpenoids. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. (1999-2015). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons. Online Posting Date: Sep 15, 2006.; 1.454-1.462measured · reference compound database

Calculated properties

Derived from the structure, not from a sample; kept apart from the measurements above.

Molecular weight: 156.26 g/molcalculated · reference compound database; Average mass of one molecule, from reference compound database.
Exact mass: 156.151415257 Dacalculated · reference compound database; Mass of the most common isotopic form.
XLogP3: 3.2calculated · reference compound database; Estimated oil/water partition, computed by reference compound database.
Polar surface area: 20.2 Å²calculated · reference compound database; Polar surface area as computed by reference compound database.
Complexity: 112calculated · reference compound database; A rough measure of how intricate the structure is.
H-bond donors: 1calculated · reference compound database
H-bond acceptors: 1calculated · reference compound database
logP: 2.7513calculated · chemistry engine; Estimated preference for oil over water. Higher means more oil-like.
Topological polar surface area: 20.23 Å²calculated · chemistry engine; Surface area from polar atoms; relates to how easily a molecule crosses membranes.
H-bond donors: 1calculated · chemistry engine; Atoms that can donate a hydrogen bond.
H-bond acceptors: 1calculated · chemistry engine; Atoms that can accept a hydrogen bond.
Rotatable bonds: 5calculated · chemistry engine; Single bonds the molecule can freely twist around.
Molar refractivity: 49.5318 cm³/molcalculated · chemistry engine; Relates to the molecule's polarisability.
Fraction sp³ carbons: 0.8calculated · chemistry engine; Share of carbon atoms with tetrahedral bonding.
QED drug-likeness: 0.6067calculated · chemistry engine; Quantitative estimate of drug-likeness (0–1).

What it is made of

Elements

C Carbon10 atoms · 76.9% by mass
H Hydrogen20 atoms · 12.9% by mass
O Oxygen1 atom · 10.2% by mass

Percentages are of the molecular weight above, worked out the same way the molar mass calculator does it.

Structure

Heavy atoms, hydrogen excluded: 11
Total atoms, hydrogen included: 31
Rings: 0
Aromatic rings: 0
Stereocentres: 1
Formal charge: 0

Functional groups

Alcohol
An –OH group on a saturated carbon.
Alkene
A carbon–carbon double bond.

Matched by structural pattern, not by a measurement.

The molecule in three dimensions

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The drawing above is a diagram of what is bonded to what. A molecule is not flat, and the model here is one low-energy shape generated from the connectivity — useful for seeing which groups can reach each other, and not a measured structure. A real sample is a population of conformations, interconverting.

Reactions it appears in

No documented reaction with a written procedure and a source involves Citronellol yet.

Other names for it

The systematic name on this record is 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol.

The sources also call it 3,7-Dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol, Cephrol, 3,7-DIMETHYL-6-OCTEN-1-OL, 6-Octen-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, Elenol, Rodinol, 2,3-Dihydrogeraniol, 2,6-Dimethyl-2-octen-8-ol, Citronellol, dl-, Dihydrogeraniol, DTXSID3026726.

Structurally related

Molecules sharing this formula, or whose fingerprint is at least 40% similar to this one. Similarity is Tanimoto on Morgan fingerprints over this library only — it is a measure of structural overlap, not of how alike they behave.

(2,2,5,5-Tetramethylcyclopentyl)methanol

C10H20O

Where these values came from

reference compound database8842
compound record
chemistry engine
structure perception

compound record.

What this page does not claim

Identifiers are copied from the source record, measured values are reported as published, and calculated values are marked as calculated. Nothing here is a hazard, purity or handling assessment — how the library is checked.