Abstract: Citronellol is a common perfume material, and research of citronellol is of great economic value.Citronellol occurs in more than 70 essential oils in nature.Synthetic methods of citronellol, including semi synthesis from natural products and total synthesis from fossil resources, are introduced inclusively.Descriptions on methods for synthesizing citronellol from DHM are focussed in detail.Advantages and shortcomings of different methods and their production technology are also described.

Key words: natural products, dihydromyrcene, citronellol