| Description |
Neral, also known as cis-citral or citral b, is a member of the class of compounds known as acyclic monoterpenoids. Acyclic monoterpenoids are monoterpenes that do not contain a cycle. Thus, neral is considered to be an isoprenoid lipid molecule. Neral is practically insoluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Neral is a sweet, citral, and lemon tasting compound and can be found in a number of food items such as oval-leaf huckleberry, lime, onion-family vegetables, and biscuit, which makes neral a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. Neral may refer to: An isomer of Citral Neral, India, a town in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra Neral railway station A Romulan from Star Trek . |
