2,6-Octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-, (E)-
- Formula: C10H16O
- Molecular weight: 152.2334
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WTEVQBCEXWBHNA-JXMROGBWSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 141-27-5
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: α-Citral; (E)-Citral; trans-Citral; trans-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal; Citral a; Geranaldehyde; Geranial; Citral α; (E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal; (E)-3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dienal; trans-3,7-dimethyl-octa-2,6-dienal; (E)-Geranial; (E)-Neral; 2,6-Octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-, (2E)-; β-Geranial; trans-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal (geranial); geranial (α-Citral); E-Citral (geranial)
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active phase | HP-5 | RTX-5 MS | RTX-1 | DB-5 | HP-5 MS |
Column length (m) | 30. | 30. | 60. | 30. | 30. |
Carrier gas | Helium | Helium | Helium | Helium | Helium |
Substrate | |||||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Phase thickness (μm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
Tstart (C) | 60. | 60. | 60. | 100. | 50. |
Tend (C) | 300. | 240. | 230. | 260. | 250. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 4. | 3. | 2. | 10. | 5. |
Initial hold (min) | 3. | 1. | 0.5 | ||
Final hold (min) | 15. | 5. | 10. | 0.5 | |
I | 1269. | 1278. | 1244. | 1277. | 1269. |
Reference | Bertuzzi, Tirillini, et al., 2013 | Pinheiro, de Queiros, et al., 2013 | Bendiabdellah, El Amine Dib, et al., 2012 | Boukhris, Bouaziz, et al., 2012 | Fanaro, Duarte, et al., 2012 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active phase | CP-Sil 5 CB | SE-30 MS | HP-5 MS | DB-5 MS | DB-5 MS |
Column length (m) | 25. | 30. | 30. | 60. | 60. |
Carrier gas | Helium | Helium | Helium | Helium | Helium |
Substrate | |||||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Phase thickness (μm) | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Tstart (C) | 50. | 50. | 40. | 40. | 40. |
Tend (C) | 220. | 250. | 260. | 250. | 250. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 5. | 4. | 5. | 5. | |
Initial hold (min) | 5. | 15. | 15. | ||
Final hold (min) | 10. | 5. | 15. | 15. | |
I | 1268. | 1275. | 1269. | 1271. | 1279. |
Reference | Ameen, Usman, et al., 2011 | Menichini, Tundis, et al., 2011 | Miyazawa, Marumoto, et al., 2011 | Mesa-Arango, Betancur-Galvis, et al., 2010 | Mesa-Arango, Betancur-Galvis, et al., 2010 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active phase | BP-1 | HP-5 MS | DB-1-MS | CP Sil 5 CB | DB-1 |
Column length (m) | 30. | 60. | 25. | 30. | |
Carrier gas | Nitrogen | Helium | Helium | Helium | |
Substrate | |||||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
Phase thickness (μm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.25 | |
Tstart (C) | 60. | 70. | 30. | 50. | 50. |
Tend (C) | 220. | 290. | 200. | 230. | 220. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 5. | 5. | 2. | 3. | 4. |
Initial hold (min) | 10. | 4. | 2. | ||
Final hold (min) | 30. | 10. | 35. | 2. | |
I | 1244. | 1273. | 1241. | 1268. | 1246. |
Reference | Mishra, Chaudhary, et al., 2010 | Radulovic, Blagojevic, et al., 2010 | Takeoka, Hobbs, et al., 2010 | Usman, Zubair, et al., 2010 | Xu, Tang, et al., 2010 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active phase | ZB-5 | DB-5 | DB-5 MS | HP-5 | BP-1 |
Column length (m) | 30. | 30. | 30. | 25. | 50. |
Carrier gas | Helium | Helium | Helium | Helium | Helium |
Substrate | |||||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.22 |
Phase thickness (μm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.25 |
Tstart (C) | 50. | 50. | 50. | 60. | 60. |
Tend (C) | 240. | 250. | 250. | 240. | 220. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 3. | 5. | 2. | 3. | 2. |
Initial hold (min) | 2. | 5. | |||
Final hold (min) | 1. | 7. | 20. | ||
I | 1218. | 1267. | 1267. | 1270. | 1249. |
Reference | Gardini, Beletti, et al., 2009 | Ho, Wang, et al., 2009 | Koba, Sanda, et al., 2009 | Maridass, 2009 | Ottavioli, Bighelli, et al., 2009 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active phase | HP-5 | DBP-5 | FSOT-RSL-200 | OV-101 | DB-1 |
Column length (m) | 30. | 25. | 30. | 25. | 60. |
Carrier gas | Nitrogen | Helium | Hydrogen | He | Nitrogen |
Substrate | |||||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Phase thickness (μm) | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Tstart (C) | 100. | 40. | 40. | 100. | 70. |
Tend (C) | 200. | 250. | 280. | 250. | 230. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 5. | 3. | 6. | 8. | 2. |
Initial hold (min) | 1. | 1. | 5. | 2. | |
Final hold (min) | 15. | 10. | 5. | ||
I | 1270. | 1236. | 1267. | 1260. | 1223. |
Reference | Saeidnia and Hadjiakhoondi, 2008 | Heravi and Sereshti, 2007 | Jirovetz, Eller, et al., 2006 | Lattoo, Dhar, et al., 2006 | Sawamura, Sou, et al., 2004 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
---|---|---|---|
Active phase | MPS-5 | DB-1 | SE-30 |
Column length (m) | 60. | 100. | |
Carrier gas | He | N2 | |
Substrate | |||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.32 | 0.25 | |
Phase thickness (μm) | 0.25 | ||
Tstart (C) | 70. | 80. | 45. |
Tend (C) | 180. | 210. | 250. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 5. | 4. | 4. |
Initial hold (min) | 2. | 1. | |
Final hold (min) | |||
I | 1268. | 1252. | 1252. |
Reference | Nakahara, Alzoreky, et al., 2003 | Nishimura, 1995 | Peacock and Kuneman, 1985 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
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Notes
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