NEROLIDOL

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 7212-44-4

NEROLIDOL
EINECS NO. 230-597-5
FORMULA C15H26O
MOL WT. 222.37

H.S. CODE

 2905.22
SMILES

 

TOXICITY

 Oral rat LD50: > 5000 mg/kg
SYNONYMS mixture of cis-, trans-Nerolidol;
3,7,11-Trimethyl-1,6,10-dodecatrien-3-ol; 3,7,11-Trimethyldodeca-1,6,10-trien-3-ol, mixed isomers;

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE clear to slightly yellow liquid

MELTING POINT

 -75 C
BOILING POINT 275 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.875 - 0.885

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

Sparingly soluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY

 
AUTOIGNITION  

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.478 - 1.483
NFPA RATINGS Health: 1; Flammability: 1; Instability: 0
FLASH POINT 96 C
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & EXTERNAL LINKS
Sesquiterpenoids are defined as the group of 15 carbon compounds derived by the assembly of 3 isoprenoid units and they are found mainly in higher plants but also in invertebrates. Sesquiterpenes, with monoterpenes, are an important constituent of essential oils in plants. They are the most diverse group of isoprenoids. In plants, they function as pheromones and juvenile hormones. Sesquiterpene structures present several acyclic, mono-, bi-, tri-, and tetracyclic systems. The acyclic representative are also called farnesans, term derived from the basic structure, farnesol. Farnesol and nerolidol are very common and are isolated from essential oils of various sources.

Nerolidol is present in neroli, ginger, jasmine, lavender, tea tree and lemon grass. The aroma of nerolidol is woody and reminiscent of fresh bark. It is used as a flavoring agent and in perfumery. It was also shown to be produced by the leaves of a large number of plant species in response to herbivory insects and then to be transformed into a C11-homoterpene (4,8-dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene) which attracts predatory insects (Dicke M et al., J Chem Ecol 1990, 16: 3091–3118). (http://www.cyberlipid.org/)

Geraniol is a monoterpenoid C-10 (branched) alcohol found widely as a chief constituent in essential oils including ilang-ilang oil, palmarosa oil, geranium oil, orange flower oil, lemongrass oil, hops oil, and lavender oil. It is a clear to pale-yellow liquid; boiling point 230 C; insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol, ether and most common organic solvents. It is the major constituent of rose-like odor. It is used in perfumery and flavoring. Nerol is the cis-isomer of geraniol. Geranial and neral are the corresponding aldehydes. Citronellol is the dihydrogeraniol and citronellal is the corresponding aldehyde. Citral is the mixture of geranial (trans-citral, called citral A) and neral (cis--citral, called citral A). Citral is the major constituent of emongrass oil, verbena oil, lemon oil, nikkel oil, lime oil, ginger oil, and other plant essential oils. It is the main source of lemon odor. Neral has a less intense, but sweeter. Citral is also used as a flavor. Citral is used as a raw material in the synthesis ionone which is a perfumery and flavoring component itself and used in the production of retinol. Geraniol is a pheromone of certain species of bees, being secreted by the scent glands of worker bees to signal the location of nectar-bearing flowers and the entrances to their hives. Geraniol also find an application as an insect repellants or deterrants.

Nerolidol is one of ingredient in fragrance. It's end applications include soap, detergent, beauty care product, household product. (Olfactive Note : fruit, floral, soapy, woody )
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

 clear to slightly yellow liquid
PURITY 96.0% min  (cis + trans)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.875 - 0.885
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: N, Risk Phrases: 51/53, Safety Phrases: 24/25
FEMA No.:2772

GERANIOL MOLECULES

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