Product Name: |
Geraniol |
Synonyms: |
3,7-DIMETHYL-2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL;3,7-DIMETHYL-2,6-OCTADIENE-1-OL;3,7-DIMETHYL-TRANS-2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL;TIMTEC-BB SBB007719;TRANS-3,7-DIMETHYL-2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL;(2E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol;(E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol (geraniol);(E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadiex-1-ol |
CAS: |
106-24-1 |
MF: |
C10H18O |
MW: |
154.25 |
EINECS: |
203-377-1 |
Mol File: |
106-24-1.mol |
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Melting point |
-15 °C |
Boiling point |
229-230 °C(lit.) |
density |
0.879 g/mL at 20 °C(lit.) |
vapor density |
5.31 (vs air) |
vapor pressure |
~0.2 mm Hg ( 20 °C) |
FEMA |
2507 | GERANIOL |
refractive index |
n20/D 1.474(lit.) |
Fp |
216 °F |
storage temp. |
2-8°C |
solubility |
water: soluble0.1g/L at 25°C |
form |
Liquid |
pka |
14.45±0.10(Predicted) |
Specific Gravity |
0.878~0.885 (20/4℃) |
color |
Clear colorless to pale yellow |
Water Solubility |
PRACTICALLY INSOLUBLE |
JECFA Number |
1223 |
Merck |
14,4403 |
BRN |
1722456 |
Stability: |
Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
InChIKey |
GLZPCOQZEFWAFX-JXMROGBWSA-N |
CAS DataBase Reference |
106-24-1(CAS DataBase Reference) |
NIST Chemistry Reference |
2,6-Octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, (E)-(106-24-1) |
EPA Substance Registry System |
trans-Geraniol (106-24-1) |
Hazard Codes |
Xi |
Risk Statements |
36/37/38-43-41-36-52/53-38 |
Safety Statements |
26-36-24/25-36/37-61-36/37/39 |
RIDADR |
UN1230 - class 3 - PG 2 - Methanol, solution |
WGK Germany |
1 |
RTECS |
RG5830000 |
Hazard Note |
Irritant |
TSCA |
Yes |
HS Code |
29052900 |
Hazardous Substances Data |
106-24-1(Hazardous Substances Data) |
Description |
Geraniol is a kind of monoterpenoid as well as alcohol. It is mainly existed in plant oils such as rose oil, palmarosa oil, and citronella oil. It can also be found in plants such as geraniums and lemongrass. It has a rose-like scent and is therefore used in perfumes as well as many kinds of flavors such as peach, raspberry, grapefruit, red apple, plum, lime, orange, lemon, and blueberry. Another major application of geraniol is being used as an effective plant-based insect repellent for treatment of mosquitoes, house flies, stable flies, cockroaches, fire ants, fleas and lone star ticks. On the other hand, its scent can also attract bees. |
References |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraniol https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/geraniol#section=Top |
Description |
Geraniol has a characteristic rose-like odor. Geraniol may be prepared by fractional distillation from those essential oils rich in geraniol, or synthetically from myrcene; commercial geraniol cannot be classified according to its alcohol content, as most of the recurring impurities are alcoholic in nature (nerol, citronellol, tetrahydrogeraniol). Gas-chromatography techniques may be usefully employed to determine the geraniol content in a product. |
Chemical Properties |
Geraniol has a characteristic rose-like odor The physical constants vary for the various commercial products, depending on the total geraniol content; specifc gravity and refractive index may be indicative of the purity of the product Commercial geraniol cannot be classifed according to its alcohol content, as most of the recurring impurities are alcoholic in nature (nerol, citronellol, tetrahydrogeraniol) Gas chromatography techniques may be usefully employed to determine the gera- niol content in a product. |
Chemical Properties |
Geraniol occurs in
nearly all terpene-containing essential oils, frequently as an ester.
Palmarosa oil contains 70–85% geraniol; geranium oils and rose oils also
contain large quantities. Geraniol is a colorless liquid, with a floral,
rose-like odor. |
Chemical Properties |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with an odour of roses |
Occurrence |
The presence of geraniol in nature has been reported in more than 160 essential oils: ginger grass, lemongrass, Ceylon and Java citronella, tuberose, oak musk, orris, champaca, ylang-ylang, mace, nutmeg, sassafras, Cayenne Bois-de-Rose, Acacia farnesiana, geramium clary sage, spike, lavandin, lavender, jasmine, coriander, carrot, myrrh, eucalyptus, lime, mandarin petitgrain, bergamot petitgrain, bergamot, lemon, orange and others The essential oils of palmarosa and Cymbopogon winterianus contain the highest levels of geraniol (approx 80 to 95%) Also reported in numerous other sources including apple juice, citrus peel oils and juices, bilberry, cranberry, other berries, guava, papaya, cinnamon, ginger, corn mint oil, mustard, nutmeg, mace, milk, coffee, tea, whiskey, honey, passion fruit, plums, mushrooms, mango, starfruit, cardamom, coriander leaf and seeds, litchi, Ocimum basilicum, myrtle leaf, rosemary, clary sage, Spanish sage and chamomile oil |
Uses |
Geraniol is used in the synthesis of insect repellant. It is also used in the synthesis of Angelicoin A and Herecinone J, which inhibit collagen-induced platelet aggregation. |
Uses |
Geraniol was used in field evaluation of synthetic herbivore-induced plant volatiles as attractants to beneficial insects.It was used to evaluate the tumor-suppressive potency of isoprenoids in vitro and in vivo. |
Uses |
geraniol is perfuming and with tonic properties. It is a primary constituent in many essential oils, including citronella, lavender, lemongrass, orange flower, and ylang-ylang. |
Definition |
ChEBI: A monoterpenoid consisting of two prenyl units linked head-to-tail and functionalised with a hydroxy group at its tail end. |
Preparation |
A convenient route
for the production of geraniol and nerol consists of the hydrogenation of
citral, which is used in large quantities as an intermediate in the synthesis
of vitamin A. Large-scale processes have, therefore, been developed for
producing geraniol. Currently, these are far more important than isolation
from essential oils. Nevertheless, some geraniol is still isolated from
essential oils for perfumery purposes. |
Aroma threshold values |
Detection: 4 to 75 ppb. |
Taste threshold values |
Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: sweet foral rose, citrus with fruity, waxy nuances. |
General Description |
Colorless to pale yellow oily liquid with a sweet rose odor. |
Reactivity Profile |
An unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon and an alcohol. Flammable and/or toxic gases are generated by the combination of alcohols with alkali metals, nitrides, and strong reducing agents. They react with oxoacids and carboxylic acids to form esters plus water. Oxidizing agents convert them to aldehydes or ketones. Alcohols exhibit both weak acid and weak base behavior. They may initiate the polymerization of isocyanates and epoxides. |
Anticancer Research |
Starting from antitumor activity against several cell lines by an arrest occurring atthe G0/G1 cell cycle and ultimately with an increase of apoptosis, this molecule wasfound to interfere with the mevalonic cycle enzyme. Suppression of prenylation ofproteins leads to the inhibition of DNA synthesis, and the suppression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) leads to a reduction of the mevalonate pool andthus limits protein isoprenylation. In the same way, a reduction of cholesterol biodisponibilitywas controlled (Pattanayak et al. 2009; Ni et al. 2012; Dahham et al.2016). |
Safety Profile |
Poison by intravenous route. Moderately toxic by ingestion, subcutaneous, and intramuscular routes. A severe human skin irritant. Combustible liquid. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. |
Chemical Synthesis |
By fractional distillation from those essential oils rich in geraniol, or synthetically from myrcene. |
Purification Methods |
Purify geraniol by ascending chromatography or by thin layer chromatography on plates of kieselguhr G with acetone/water/liquid paraffin (130:70:1) as solvent system. Hexane/ethyl acetate (1:4) is also suitable. Also purify it by GLC on a silicone-treated column of Carbowax 20M (10%) on Chromosorb W (60-80 mesh). [Porter Pure Appl Chem 20 499 1969.] Store it in full, tightly sealed containers in the cool and protect from light. It has a pleasant odour. [cf p 681, Beilstein 1 IV 2277.] |
Raw materials |
Calcium chloride-->Citral-->Linalool-->Citronellol-->NEROL-->Eucalyptus Citriodara Oil-->Amalgam sodium-->Citronella oil-->Myrcene |
Preparation Products |
Citral-->Citronellol-->Citronellal-->NEROL-->3,7-DIMETHYL-7-OCTEN-1-OL-->Geranyl acetate-->GERANYL BUTYRATE-->Geranyl formate-->FEMA 2510-->3,7-DIMETHYL-1-OCTANOL-->2,4,5-TRIMETHYLANILINE |