Chemical Properties
Viscous, colorless, or faintly yellow liquid; sweet lily-type odor.Soluble in alcohol (50%), fixed oils;
slightly soluble in water, glycerol, and mineral oil.
Combustible.
Occurrence
Has apparently not been reported to occur in nature.
Uses
Perfumery (fixative, muguet odor), flavoring,
soap and cosmetic fragrances.
Uses
hydroxycitronellal is used to mask odor.
Preparation
By hydration of citronellal (Bedoukian, 1967).
Synthesis Reference(s)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 39, p. 108, 1974
DOI: 10.1021/jo00915a028
Trade name
Aurantiol Pure (Givaudan).