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| Preferred IUPAC name (2Z)-3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-ol | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.072 |
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| C10H18O | |
| Molar mass | 154.25 g/mol |
| Density | 0.881 g/cm3 |
| Boiling point | 224 to 225 °C (435 to 437 °F; 497 to 498 K) at 745 mmHg |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Nerol is amonoterpenoidalcohol found in manyessential oils such aslemongrass andhops. It was originally isolated fromneroli oil, hence its name. This colourless liquid is used in perfumery. Like geraniol, nerol has a sweet rose odor but it is considered to be fresher.[1] Esters and related derivatives of nerol are referred to asneryl, e.g., neryl acetate.
Isomeric with nerol isgeraniol, which is itstrans- orE-isomer. Nerol readily loses water to form a set of C10 compounds calleddipentene. Nerol can be synthesized bypyrolysis ofbeta-pinene, which also affordsmyrcene. Hydrochlorination of myrcene gives a series of isomeric chlorides.
