PRODUCT Properties
| Boiling point: | 115-120 °C/0.4 mmHg (lit.) |
| Density | 0.926 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| refractive index | n |
| Flash point: | >230 °F |
| form | liquid |
| pka | 4.78±0.10(Predicted) |
| optical activity | [α]25/D 8°, neat |
| Stability: | Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
| InChI | 1S/C10H18O2/c1-8(2)5-4-6-9(3)7-10(11)12/h5,9H,4,6-7H2,1-3H3,(H,11,12)/t9-/m0/s1 |
| InChIKey | GJWSUKYXUMVMGX-VIFPVBQESA-N |
| SMILES | C[C@@H](CC\C=C(/C)C)CC(O)=O |
Description and Uses
(S)-(-)-Citronellic acid may be used in the synthesis of trisubstituted piperidine substructures of the veratramine and jervine type, that can be building blocks for developing cyclopamine analogs.






