Citronellol
Aroma Chemicals
Citronellol
Citronellol smells like a fresh, floral, and clean rose with variable notes depending on its purity and the presence of dimethyloctanol, geraniol, etc.
Odor Strength
Medium
Odor Type
Floral
No functional profile data available.
No formula context data available.
TGSC Descriptions
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 16, No. 1, 31, (1991): Floral, rosy, sweet, citrus with green fatty terpene nuances
Luebke, William tgsc, (1981): Floral leather waxy rose bud citrus
Other Descriptions
Citronellol
SRS Aromatics: Floral, leather, waxy, rose bud, citrus, fatty, green, terpene
Pell Wall Perfumes: Floral-rose, fresh, sweet, green, waxy, leather
Arctander describes the racemic product like this: “colorless liquid. very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol, miscible with perfume and flavor oils. soluble in propylene glycol, but not in glycerin. sp.gr. 0.86. b.p. 225 c.
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