Showing Compound 7-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal (FDB008408)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2010-04-08 22:08:04 UTC

Update date

2025-11-18 23:10:06 UTC

Primary ID

FDB008408

Secondary Accession Numbers

FDB019932

Chemical Information

FooDB Name

7-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal

Description

7-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal, also known as 3,7-dimethyl-7-hydroxyoctan-1-al or 7-hydroxycitronellal, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain aldehydes. These are an aldehyde with a chain length containing between 6 and 12 carbon atoms. 7-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal is a sweet, floral, and green tasting compound. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on 7-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal.

CAS Number

107-75-5

Structure

MOL SDF 3D-SDF PDB SMILES InChI View 3D Structure

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
3,7-Dimethyl-7-hydroxyoctan-1-al	ChEBI
3,7-Dimethyl-7-hydroxyoctanal	ChEBI
7-Hydroxycitronellal	ChEBI
Citronellal hydrate	ChEBI
Hydroxy citronellal	ChEBI
Citronellal hydric acid	Generator
FEMA 2583	HMDB
Hydroxycitronellal	HMDB
Phixia	HMDB

Predicted Properties

Property	Value	Source
Water Solubility	0.64 g/L	ALOGPS
logP	2.5	ALOGPS
logP	1.64	ChemAxon
logS	-2.4	ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)	16.14	ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)	-1.3	ChemAxon
Physiological Charge	0	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count	2	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count	1	ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area	37.3 Å²	ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count	6	ChemAxon
Refractivity	50.28 m³·mol⁻¹	ChemAxon
Polarizability	20.69 Å³	ChemAxon
Number of Rings	0	ChemAxon
Bioavailability	Yes	ChemAxon
Rule of Five	Yes	ChemAxon
Ghose Filter	Yes	ChemAxon
Veber's Rule	Yes	ChemAxon
MDDR-like Rule	No	ChemAxon

Chemical Formula

C10H20O2

IUPAC name

7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C10H20O2/c1-9(6-8-11)5-4-7-10(2,3)12/h8-9,12H,4-7H2,1-3H3

InChI Key

WPFVBOQKRVRMJB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

CC(CCCC(C)(C)O)CC=O

Average Molecular Weight

172.2646

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

172.146329884

Classification

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain aldehydes. These are an aldehyde with a chain length containing between 6 and 12 carbon atoms.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Organic oxygen compounds

Class

Organooxygen compounds

Sub Class

Carbonyl compounds

Direct Parent

Medium-chain aldehydes

Alternative Parents

Substituents

Medium-chain aldehyde
Tertiary alcohol
Alpha-hydrogen aldehyde
Organic oxide
Hydrocarbon derivative
Alcohol
Aliphatic acyclic compound

Molecular Framework

Aliphatic acyclic compounds

External Descriptors

tertiary alcohol (CHEBI:53459 )

Ontology

Extracellular

Process

Naturally occurring process:

Biological process:

Cellular process:

Cell signaling

Role

Industrial application:

Food and nutrition:

Flavoring agent

Biological role:

Physico-Chemical Properties

Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental

Property	Value	Reference
Physical state	Not Available
Physical Description	Not Available
Mass Composition	C 69.72%; H 11.70%; O 18.58%	DFC
Melting Point	Not Available
Boiling Point	Boiling Pt : 241 oC
Experimental Water Solubility	Not Available
Experimental logP	Not Available
Experimental pKa	Not Available
Isoelectric point	Not Available
Charge	Not Available
Optical Rotation	Not Available
Spectroscopic UV Data	Not Available
Density	Not Available
Refractive Index	Not Available

Spectra

EI-MS/GC-MS

Type	Description	Splash Key	View
GC-MS	7-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrum	splash10-0a4l-9000000000-0b1976e02fea78c4c3f3	Spectrum
GC-MS	7-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrum	splash10-0a4l-9000000000-0b1976e02fea78c4c3f3	Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS	7-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positive	splash10-0a4i-9200000000-e8d34037dba31eb890cb	Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS	7-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal, 1 TMS, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positive	splash10-003r-8920000000-705220d7bfd778f77241	Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS	7-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positive	Not Available	Spectrum

MS/MS

Type	Description	Splash Key	View
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive	splash10-0a4i-1900000000-a6ddbc3216567db2fb0c	2016-08-03	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive	splash10-0a4r-5900000000-a81b7328738319b42fd5	2016-08-03	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive	splash10-07vi-9300000000-29080fc7f4073f3904b4	2016-08-03	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative	splash10-00di-0900000000-4536102b4e6df33c2bc3	2016-08-04	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative	splash10-0fk9-1900000000-458b4eae6a15ed883f30	2016-08-04	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative	splash10-0006-9500000000-98a1badfce1dbefe074f	2016-08-04	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative	splash10-00di-0900000000-32a821d6dcec9c6d8f8f	2021-09-23	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative	splash10-00di-0900000000-a920440cdc87cce38c1a	2021-09-23	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative	splash10-052f-9100000000-73f22eecbac104d4b75f	2021-09-23	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive	splash10-067i-9300000000-0cebe15ef563c046474c	2021-09-24	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive	splash10-00ls-9000000000-8a8f7eead8e3d85e6d5e	2021-09-24	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive	splash10-00l6-9000000000-740f10f833579cbfce51	2021-09-24	View Spectrum

NMR

Not Available

External Links

ChemSpider ID

7600

ChEMBL ID

CHEMBL3186027

KEGG Compound ID

Not Available

Pubchem Compound ID

7888

Pubchem Substance ID

Not Available

ChEBI ID

Not Available

Phenol-Explorer ID

Not Available

DrugBank ID

Not Available

HMDB ID

HMDB0031739

CRC / DFC (Dictionary of Food Compounds) ID

DHQ88-J:DHQ88-J

EAFUS ID

1732

Dr. Duke ID

Not Available

BIGG ID

Not Available

KNApSAcK ID

Not Available

HET ID

Not Available

Food Biomarker Ontology

Not Available

VMH ID

Not Available

Flavornet ID

Not Available

GoodScent ID

rw1000971

SuperScent ID

7888

Wikipedia ID

Not Available

Phenol-Explorer Metabolite ID

Not Available

Duplicate IDS

Not Available

Old DFC IDS

Not Available

Associated Foods

Food	Content Range	Average	Reference
Food			Reference

Biological Effects and Interactions

Health Effects / Bioactivities

Not Available

Enzymes

Not Available

Pathways

Not Available

Metabolism

Not Available

Biosynthesis

Not Available

Organoleptic Properties

Flavours

Flavor	Citations
lily	Dunkel, M. et al. SuperScent – a database of flavors and scents. Nucleic Acids Research 2008, doi:10.1093/nar/gkn695 The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
floral	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
sweet	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
green	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
waxy	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
tropical	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
melon	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.