General Description
Clear colorless liquid.
Reactivity Profile
CITRAL DIETHYL ACETAL(7492-66-2) may be sensitive to prolonged exposure to moisture. CITRAL DIETHYL ACETAL(7492-66-2) will decompose on heating.
Air & Water Reactions
This chemical may be sensitive to prolonged exposure to moisture. Insoluble in water.
Fire Hazard
Flash point data for this chemical are not available. CITRAL DIETHYL ACETAL is probably combustible.
Chemical Properties
Citral diethyl acetal has a mild, green, citrus odor and a green, oily, citrus-peel flavor.
Chemical Properties
Citral Diethyl Acetal is a colorless
liquid with a floral, warm, woody citrus odor. It is relatively stable in alkali and
can, therefore, be used in soap.
Chemical Properties
colourless liquid
Uses
Since Citral Diethyl Acetal is stable in soap, it can be used in such fraBances, but should not be considered anything near a substitute for Citral as an odor. Used in flavor compositions, mainly in Citrus flavors along with natural oils and synthetic flavor chemicals. It will introduce quite natural green-oily, “peel” notes in Lemon and Lime, and it can be twisted into an Orange with the proper background materials. Concentration in the finished product is usually about 100 ppm in condiments, (lower in other products).
Definition
ChEBI: 1,1-Diethoxy-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene is a monoterpenoid.
Preparation
From ethyl orthoformate and citral.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: green, citrus lemon with waxy nuance.
