Citral

CAS Number: 5392-40-5
Appearance: colorless to light yellow Liquid
Molecular Formula: C10H16O
Molecular weight: 152.23
Sample: Available
MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity): 1 FCL (Full Container Load)

Product Details

Citral industrial grade has a purity of ≥99%. It appears as a pale yellow liquid with a strong lemon‑like aromaleic-anhydride.html">ma. Its melting point is −7 °C, boiling point 228–229 °C. Vapor pressure is 0.02 mmHg at 25 °C, relative density 0.89 at 20 °C. It is slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, ether and fixed oils, and miscible with most organic solvents. It is stable but incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, acids and bases.Citral

Parameters

ItemValue
Melting point<-10°C
Boiling point229 °C (lit.)
density0.888 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
vapor density5 (vs air)
vapor pressure0.2 mm Hg ( 200 °C)
refractive indexn20/D 1.488(lit.)
FEMA2303 | CITRAL
Fp215 °F
storage temp.2-8°C
solubility0.42g/l
formLiquid
colorcolorless to light yellow
Odorat 100.00 %. sweet lemon citral
Odor Typecitrus
biological sourcesynthetic
explosive limit4.3-9.9%(V)
Water SolubilityPRACTICALLY INSOLUBLE
Merck14,2322
JECFA Number1225
BRN1721871
Exposure limitsACGIH: TWA 5 ppm (Skin)
Stability:Stable. but readily isomerizes. Incompatible with alkalies, strong oxidizing agents, strong acids. Combustible. Air and light sensitive.
Cosmetics Ingredients FunctionsFLAVOURING
FRAGRANCE
PERFUMING
LogP2.76 at 25℃
CAS DataBase Reference5392-40-5(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry ReferenceCitral(5392-40-5)
EPA Substance Registry SystemCitral (5392-40-5)

Safety Information

ItemValue
Hazard CodesXi
Risk Statements38-43
Safety Statements24/25-37
RIDADR1760
WGK Germany1
RTECSRG5075000
Autoignition Temperature225 °C
TSCATSCA listed
HS Code2912 19 00
HazardClass8
PackingGroupIII
Hazardous Substances Data5392-40-5(Hazardous Substances Data)
ToxicityLD50 orally in rats: 4.96 g/kg (Opdyke)

Product Application of CitralCAS#5392-40-5

Citral is an approved synthetic flavor in China, widely used to formulate fruit flavors such as strawberry, apple, apricot, sweet orange and lemon. Typical usage levels include: chewing gum 1.70 mg/kg, bakery products 43 mg/kg, confectionery 41 mg/kg, cold drinks 23 mg/kg, soft drinks 9.2 mg/kg.

It is widely used in flavoring for dishwashing detergents, soaps and toilet waters. Citral serves as a key raw material for synthesizing ionone, methyl ionone and dihydrodamascone. As an organic intermediate, it can be reduced to citronellol, nerol and geraniol, or converted into citronitrile. In pharma, it is used to produce Vitamin A and E, and as a raw material for chlorophyll synthesis.

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