CHEBI:47856 - citronellal

ChEBI IDCHEBI:47856
ChEBI Namecitronellal
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DefinitionA monoterpenoid, the main component of citronella oil which gives it its distinctive lemon aroma.
Last Modified19 August 2019
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
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FormulaC10H18O
Net Charge0
Average Mass154.253
Monoisotopic Mass154.13577
SMILES[H]C(=O)CC(C)CCC=C(C)C
InChIInChI=1S/C10H18O/c1-9(2)5-4-6-10(3)7-8-11/h5,8,10H,4,6-7H2,1-3H3
InChIKeyNEHNMFOYXAPHSD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Citrus hystrix (ncbitaxon:170989) exocarp (BTO:0000733) PubMed (20964319) The hexane extract of dried and ground fruit peels
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
antifungal agent  An antimicrobial agent that destroys fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce.
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
citronellal (CHEBI:47856) has role antifungal agent (CHEBI:35718)
citronellal (CHEBI:47856) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
citronellal (CHEBI:47856) is a aldehyde (CHEBI:17478)
citronellal (CHEBI:47856) is a monoterpenoid (CHEBI:25409)
Incoming Relation(s)
citronellic acid (CHEBI:80507) has functional parent citronellal (CHEBI:47856)
hydroxycitronellal (CHEBI:53459) has functional parent citronellal (CHEBI:47856)
(R)-(+)-citronellal (CHEBI:299) is a citronellal (CHEBI:47856)
(S)-(−)-citronellal (CHEBI:368) is a citronellal (CHEBI:47856)
IUPAC Name 
3,7-dimethyloct-6-enal
Synonyms  Source
3,7-dimethyl-6-octenalChemIDplus
β-citronellalNIST Chemistry WebBook
3,7-dimethyl-6-octen-1-alChemIDplus
2,3-dihydrocitralNIST Chemistry WebBook
Manual XrefsDatabases
CitronellalWikipedia
C17384KEGG COMPOUND
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:1209447Beilstein
Beilstein:1720789Beilstein
Gmelin:1521962Gmelin
CAS:106-23-0NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:106-23-0ChemIDplus
CAS:106-23-0KEGG COMPOUND
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