l-Citronellol

Description and usage notes:

This chiral form of citronellol, is the form that occurs most widely in nature and gives a cleaner, sweeter, more natural note than the usual racemic citronellol.  This isn’t a natural isolate however.

This laevo form was first made by Takasago, here a generic it is at 99% purity. Takasago describe their product like this: “Odor: Fresh, sweet-rosy. Use: Widely used in many perfume compositions. Gives a clean, fresh, and natural rosy note to fragrances” 

We also offer the cheaper, more widely available racemic product and you can find quotations from Arctander concerning its use in the entry for that product.