Citral, C10H16O, l mt tecpen ng vai tr cu t chnh cho du c chanh.

N phn ng vi hidroxylamin sinh ra mt hp cht c cng thc C10H7ON, v vi thuc th Tollens cho kt ta bc cng hp cht c cng thc C10H16O2. Oxi ha mnh lit citral sinh ra axeton, axit oxalic v axit levulinic (CH3COCH2CH2COOH). a) ngh cu to cho citral ph hp vi cc d liu trn v ph hp vi quy tc isopren. b) Trong thc t citral gm hai ng phn l citral a v citral b. Oxi ha m du geraniol sinh ra citral a (geranial), cn t nerol th sinh ra citral b (neral). Trong axit sunfuric, c geraniol v nerol u chuyn ha thnh -tecpineol nhng kh nng chuyn ha ca geraniol chm hn nhiu so vi nerol. Xc nh cu trc ph hp v gi tn theo IUPAC cho hai ng phn ny. Vit c ch phn ng to thnh -tecpineol t nerol. c) Khi cho citral phn ng vi olivetol trong axit long thu c mt hn hp cc sn phm trong cha (I) . Cho bit c ch hnh thnh (I) v gi tn tng giai on ca c ch.
OH OH OH -tecpineol HO Olivetol C5H11-n O C5H11-n -3,4-trans-tetrahidrocannabinol (I)
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