Chemical Properties
Methoxydihydrocitronellal is a colorless liquid with a fresh,
green, blossom odor and is used in perfumery in floral compositions for fresh,
green nuances.
Chemical Properties
clear colorless liquid
Occurrence
Has apparently not been reported to occur in nature.
Preparation
By catalytic methylation of hydroxycitronellal (Arctander, 1969)
Metabolism
On rice and alfalfa, methoxycitronellal formed as a metabolite of the insect-growth regulator, methoprene, was converted to methoxycitronellic acid and hydroxycitronellic acid and their conjugates (Quistad et al. 1974)