Definition of Geranial

1. Noun. (organic compound) One of the two isomers of citral ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Geranial

1. citral [n -S] - See also: citral

Lexicographical Neighbors of Geranial

geotropically
geotropism
geotropisms
geoweb
gephyrea
gephyrean
gephyreans
gephyrin
gephyrins
gephyrophobia
gepirone
ger
gerah
gerahs
geraniaceous
geranial (current term)
geranials
geranine
geraniol
geraniol 10-hydroxylase
geraniols
geranium
geranium family
geraniumlike
geraniums
geranoylation
geranygeranyl
geranygeranyls
geranyl
geranyl pyrophosphate

Literary usage of Geranial

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik. Holleman (1920)
"Baryta-water converts a mixture of geranial and acetone into a condensation-product, ... CO-CH3 = geranial Acetone ..."

2. A Textbook of Organic Chemistry by Joseph Scudder Chamberlain (1921)
"Higher Ethene Aldehydes geranial. — Corresponding to the higher ethene alcohol geraniol (p. 167) is the aldehyde derived from it and known as geranial. ..."

3. An Introduction to the Study of the Compounds of Carbon, Or, Organic Chemistry by Ira Remsen (1922)
"Both geraniol and linalool are very readily converted into terpenes and their oxygen derivatives (447). geranial, citral ..."

4. Technology Quarterly and Proceedings of the Society of Arts by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Society of Arts (1899)
"It is shown that geranial is not present in natural oil of lemon grass, ... On the other hand, when geranial is boiled with an aqueous solution of sodium ..."

5. Technology Quarterly by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1899)
"It is shown that geranial is not present in natural oil of lemon grass, ... On the other hand, when geranial is boiled with an aqueous solution of sodium ..."

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