Geraniol 106-24-1

Classification: acyclic monoterpenes. Is the volatile component.

Properties: colorless to yellow oily liquid.

Melting point: 15 ℃

Boiling point: 229 ~ 230 ℃ (100.925 kPa), 114 ~ 115 ℃ (1.60 kPa)

Density: 0.8894 g/cm3

Index of refraction: 1.4766

Flash: 76.667 ° C

Vapor pressure: 0.013 mmHg at 25 ° C

Aroma: a mild, sweet rose scent with a bitter taste.

Solubility: soluble in ethanol, ether, propylene glycol, mineral oil and animal oil, slightly soluble in water, insoluble in glycerol.

Application: widely used in flower flavor daily use, can be used in apple, strawberry and other fruit flavor, cinnamon, ginger and other flavor edible flavor, also can be made into ester spices.

Geraniol is the main compound of rose essences. It is an essential ingredient of various floral essences. It can also be used as a sweetener. Products made from natural essential oils may contain more than 90% when used for preparing food and daily cosmetics. Industrial geranial and neroli alcohol are raw materials for making vanilla alcohol, such as vanilla aldehyde, citral, hydroxyl vanilla aldehyde, violet ketone and vitamin A.

Used for antibacterial and insect repellent; Clinical treatment of chronic bronchitis has a good effect, not only has the effect of improving the pulmonary ventilation function and reducing the airway resistance, but also has the advantage of improving the immune function of the body, and has the effect quickly, the side effect is small.

Pharmacological effects:

1. Antibacterial: it has antibacterial and fungal effects, and the minimum inhibitory concentration for trichomycetes and microspora odustii is 0.39mg/ml.

2. Deworming: it has the effect of deworming guinea pig roundworm.

3. Others: low dose can inhibit spontaneous activity of rats. Oral administration in rats can inhibit gastrointestinal motility (slow down the passage of chyme) and has little effect on intestinal motility. There is diarrhea near lethal dose. Oral administration in small quantity has mild diuretic effect on rats.

Toxicity: having a certain toxicity. Oral LD50 was 4.8g/kg in rats and 50mg/kg in rabbits. Clinical treatment of chronic bronchitis is better.