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Product name: Citral
CAS: 5392-40-5
MF: C10H16O
MW: 152.23
EINECS: 226-394-6
Appearance: Clear colorless to yellow Liquid
Specification
| item | value |
| Melting point | <-10°C |
| Boiling point | 229 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.0924 (rough estimate) |
| Packing | 200L/Drum |
Application
Citral is an artificial flavor permitted to use in China, which can be used to prepare strawberries, apples, apricots, sweet orange, lemon and other fruit-based flavors. According to normal production needs, the citrals amount used in chewing gums is 1.70mg/kg; baked goods 43mg/kg; candy 41mg/kg; cold drinks 23mg/kg; soft drinks 9.2mg/kg.
It is also widely used in dishwashing detergents and the flavoring agents of soap and toilet water. Citral can be used as the raw material to synthesize ionone, methyl ionone and dihydro damascene. As organic raw material, it can also be reduced to generate citronellol, nerol alcohol and geraniol, and be converted into lemonile. In the pharmaceutical industry, it can be used for the manufacture of vitamin A and E, and also as the raw material of chlorophyll.
Storage
2-8°C
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