rhodinaln.
/ˈrəʊdᵻnəl/, U.S. /ˈroʊdənəl/ Chemistry.
A liquid aldehyde obtained by oxidation of rhodinol.Rhodinal is a mixture of the same isomers as citronellal but with the isomers in analogous proportions to those in rhodinol. Formula: C10H18O.
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valeral1852
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glyoxal1858
acraldehyde1864
propionic aldehyde1866
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1892 J. C. Sawer Odorographia ii. 36 Oxidation with potassium bichromate and sulphuric acid converts it [sc. rhodinol] into an aldehyde, Rhodinal.
1929 Chem. Abstr. 23 95 Pure rhodinal..was prepd. by vacuum distn. of hydroxycitronellal.
1956 I. L. Finar Org. Chem. II. viii. 265 A detailed study of rhodinal has shown that this compound is identical with citronellal, but consists of a mixture of the two forms in different proportions.
1996 U.S. Patent 5,574,093 5 Such other volatile oils include, for example, terpin, terpineol, boreol.., rhodinal, and rhodinol.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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