Ravid, U., Institute of Field Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar, Post, Haifa, 31-999, Israel
Putievsky, E., Institute of Field Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar, Post, Haifa, 31-999, Israel
Katzir, I., Institute of Field Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar, Post, Haifa, 31-999, Israel
Ikan, R., Department of Organic Chemistry, Natural Products Laboratory, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91-904, Israel
Weinstein, V., Department of Organic Chemistry, Natural Products Laboratory, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91-904, Israel

The enantiomeric composition of citronellol (trifluoroacetyl derivative) was determined on a commercially available fused‐silica chiral capillary column, Lipodex E. Laboratory‐made geranium Bourbon oils yielded higher enantiomeric excesses of (–)‐citronellol than commercial Bourbon oils, and than Egyptian‐type oils. In addition high enantiomeric excesses of (–)‐citronellol from rose oil and (+)‐citronellol from citronella oil were detected. Copyright © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd