Citral and camphor are both 10-carbon odoriferous natural products made from the joining of two isoprene units

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Citral and camphor are both 10-carbon odoriferous natural products made from the joining of two isoprene units plus the addition of a carbonyl functional group. Shown below are their chemical structures. Find and circle the two isoprene units in each of these molecules.

CH3 H. CH3 H,C Isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) Camphor Citral

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Conceptual Physical Science

ISBN: 978-0134060491

6th edition

Authors: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt

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