Chemical Properties
2,6,6-Trimethyl-1,2-cyclohexen-1-carboxaldehyde has a camphoraceous odor for a 50/50 mixture of isomers.
Chemical Properties
Colourless Oil
Occurrence
Reported found in tea, apricot, melon, tomato, tomato paste, ginger, rum, Japanese plum, plumcot, mango,
apple brandy, calamus, buckwheat, Bourbon vanilla, cape gooseberry and maté.
Uses
beta-Cyclocitral is used as flavoring agent, nutrient, stabilizers, surfactants and emulsifiers.
Production Methods
BETA-CYCLOCITRAL can be produced by condensation of Citral with Aniline, followed by hydrolysis and separation of
the alpha and beta isomers by fractionated
distillation.
Definition
ChEBI: A monoterpenoid formally derived from citral by cyclisation. It is a volatile compound produced by a cyanobacteria.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 69, p. 2072, 1947
DOI: 10.1021/ja01200a519Synthesis, p. 781, 1975
