Products Description
Geraniol is a monoterpenoid alcohol naturally found in maleic-anhydride.html">many plant essential oils including rose oil palmarosa oil and citronella oil as well as in geranium and lemongrass plants. It features a classic rose‑like aroma making it widely used in perfumes and various flavor compositions such as peach raspberry grapefruit red apple plum lime orange lemon and blueberry. Geraniol also serves as an effective plant‑derived insect repellent active against mosquitoes house flies stable flies cockroaches fire ants fleas and lone star ticks. Its fragrance can attract bees supporting pollination in agricultural and horticultural settings.
Chemical Properties
| Item | Value |
| 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 |
| refractive index | n20/D 1.474 lit. |
| FEMA | 2507 GERANIOL |
| Fp | 216 °F |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| solubility | water soluble 0.1g/L at 25°C |
| pka | 14.45±0.10 Predicted |
| form | Liquid |
| color | Clear colorless to pale yellow |
| Specific Gravity | 0.878～0.885 20/4℃ |
| Odor | at 100.00 % sweet floral fruity rose waxy citrus |
| Odor Type | floral |
| biological source | synthetic |
| Water Solubility | PRACTICALLY INSOLUBLE |
| Merck | 14 4403 |
| JECFA Number | 1223 |
| BRN | 1722456 |
| Stability | Stable Combustible Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents |
| Major Application | flavors and fragrances |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions | TONIC PERFUMING |
| InChI | 1S/C10H18O/c1-9(2)5-4-6-10(3)7-8-11/h5 7 11H 4 6 8H2 1-3H3/b10-7+ |
| InChIKey | GLZPCOQZEFWAFX-JXMROGBWSA-N |
| SMILES | CC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C\CO |
| LogP | 2.6 at 25℃ |
| 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 |
Safety Information
| Item | Value |
| 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 | TSCA listed |
| HS Code | 29052900 |
| Storage Class | 10 - Combustible liquids |
| Hazard Classifications | Eye Dam. 1 Skin Irrit. 2 Skin Sens. 1 |
| Hazardous Substances Data | 106-24-1 Hazardous Substances Data |
| toxicity | The acute oral LD50 value in rats was reported as 3.6 g/kg Jenner Hagan Taylor Cook & Fitzhugh 1964 and as 4.8 g/kg while the iv UD 50 in rabbits was reported as 50 mg/kg Yamawkai 1962. The acute dermal LD50 value in rabbits was reported as > 5 g/kg Moreno 1972. |
Product Application
As an acyclic diunsaturated alcohol geraniol undergoes diverse chemical transformations including rearrangement and cyclization. Rearrangement over copper catalysts yields citronellal. Cyclization occurs under mineral acids to form monocyclic terpene hydrocarbons; cyclogeraniol can be obtained when the hydroxyl group is protected. Partial hydrogenation produces citronellol and full hydrogenation gives 3 7‑dimethyloctan‑1‑ol tetrahydrogeraniol. Oxidation or catalytic dehydrogenation converts geraniol into citral. Geranyl esters are readily prepared via esterification reactions.
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