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2,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXENECARBOXALDEHYDE

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2,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXENECARBOXALDEHYDE Basic information

Product Name:	2,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXENECARBOXALDEHYDE
Synonyms:	2,4-dimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyd;Ligustral,triplal;Vergustral;2,6-dimethylcyclohex-2-enecarbaldehyde;2,4-Dimethyl-3-Cyclohexenecarboxaldehyde (mixture of isomers);2 4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXENECARBOXALDEHYD&;3-Cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde, 2,4-dimethyl- (9CI);LIGUSTRAL
CAS:	68039-49-6
MF:	C9H14O
MW:	138.21
EINECS:	268-264-1
Product Categories:	Alphabetical Listings;C-D;ALDEHYDE;Aroma Chemicals;Flavors and Fragrances
Mol File:	68039-49-6.mol

2,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXENECARBOXALDEHYDE Chemical Properties

Melting point	85-90 °C
Boiling point	196 °C(lit.)
density	0.933 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
refractive index	n20/D 1.473(lit.)
Fp	151 °F
form	clear liquid
color	Colorless to Almost colorless
Odor	at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. green aldehydic leafy cortex tart floral peely
Odor Type	green
LogP	2.67
EPA Substance Registry System	3-Cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde, 2,4-dimethyl- (68039-49-6)

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2,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXENECARBOXALDEHYDE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties	2,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXENECARBOXALDEHYDE is prepared as a mixture of its cis- and trans-isomers by a Diels–Alder reaction of 2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene and acrolein. It is a liquid with a strongly green, slightly herbaceous, citrus note. It is used for perfuming cosmetic preparations as well as household products.
Uses	2,4-Dimethyl-3-cyclohexenecarboxaldehyde is used in method for improving performance of fragrance or its mixture.
Trade name	Cyclal C (Givaudan), Lantral (Hangzhou), Triplal® (IFF), Vertocitral (Symrise).