Synthesis of 3, 7-Dimethyl-2, 6-Octadienal Acetals from Citral Extracted from Lemon Grass, Cymbopogon citrates L.

Phool Shahzadi^1,2*, Ali Muhammad^1,2, Ferhat Mehmood^1,2 and Muhammad Yasir Chaudhry³

¹Glass & Ceramics Research Centre, Pakistan Council of Scientific andIndustrial Research Laboratories, Lahore, Pakistan, E-mail: ali.m@dept.pk

²Department of Chemistry, Minhaj University Township, Lahore, Pakistan, E-mail: ali.m@dept.pk

³Institute of Quality and Technology Management, University of the Punjab, India, E-mail: ali.m@dept.pk

^*Corresponding Author: Phool Shahzadi, Glass & Ceramics Research Centre, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories, Department Of Chemistry, Minhaj University Township, Lahore, Pakistan, Tel: 03347586840, Fax: 924299230705 Email: ,