4921 cis-Citral Citral is found in carrot. Citral, or 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal or lemonal, is either of, or a mixture of, a pair of terpenoids with the molecular formula C10H16O. The two compounds are double bond isomers. The E-isomer is known as geranial or citral A. The Z-isomer is known as neral or citral B. Citral has been shown to exhibit apoptotic, anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory functions (A7910, A7911, A7912). Citral belongs to the family of Monoterpenes. These are compounds contaning a chain of two isoprene units. 5392-40-5 643779 C10H16O 152.23 White powder. 229°C (444.2°F) No indication of carcinogenicity to humans (not listed by IARC). 2014-09-11T05:19:58Z 2026-04-16T21:08:42Z http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citral C09847 29020 true CC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C\C=O C10H16O InChI=1S/C10H16O/c1-9(2)5-4-6-10(3)7-8-11/h5,7-8H,4,6H2,1-3H3/b10-7+ WTEVQBCEXWBHNA-JXMROGBWSA-N 152.237 152.120115135 Exogenous Solid HMDB35092 558878 CHEM003822 DTXSID60881216 NS00076551 (2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal