Geranyl acetate

Synonyms

2,6-Octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, acetate; 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol acetate; 2,6-Dimethyl-2,6-octadiene-8-yl acetate; 2,6-Octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, acetate, trans-; 2,6-Octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, acetate,(E)-; 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl ethanoate, trans-; 3,7-Dimethyl-2-trans, 6-octadienyl acetate; Acetic acid, geraniol ester; Bay pine (oyster) oil; Geraniol acetate; Geranyl acetate (natural); Geranyl acetate A; trans-2,6-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-8-yl ethanoate; trans-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol, acetate; trans-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl acetate; trans-Geraniol acetate; [ChemIDplus]

Category

Esters, Other

Description

Clear colorless liquid with a sweet odor like lavender; [HSDB]

Sources/Uses

Occurs in several essential oils; Used in perfumes and flavors; [Hawley]

Comments

A mutagen, tumorigen, and mild to severe skin irritant; Causes somnolence and coma in lethal-dose feeding studies of rats; Causes hepatitis and kidney injury in high-dose feeding studies of mice; [RTECS] Safe when used as a flavoring agent in food; ADI = 0-0.5 mg/kg bw; [JECFA] Slightly irritating to human skin; Effects in chronic feeding studies with rodents include cytoplasmic vacuolization of the liver, kidneys, and myocardium and lesions of the stomach; No evidence of carcinogenicity or mutagenicity; Emergency treatment: See "Citral" the active ingredient in lemon grass oil; [HSDB] A skin irritant; May cause eye injury; [CAMEO] Higher frequency of nephrosis observed in gavage study with rats (71% geranyl acetate and 29% citronellyl acetate in corn oil); Caused chromosomal aberrations in 2 of 3 bone marrow in vivo assays and mutations in mouse lymphoma assay; [EPA]

Biomedical References

0.033 mm Hg

0.009 ppm

Odor Threshold High

0.46 ppm

Explanatory Notes

Odor threshold (detection) = 9 - 460 ppb; [HSDB]

must be preheated

Acute solvent syndrome

Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Solvents, acute toxic effect