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Basic information
- CAS
502-61-4- Standard SMILES
C=C/C(C)=C/C/C=C(\C)CCC=C(C)C- InChIKey
CXENHBSYCFFKJS-VDQVFBMKSA-N- Molecular formula
- C15H24
- Average molar mass
- 204.357 g/mol
- Monoisotopic mass
- 204.18780077
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- alpha-Farnesene
- IUPAC
- (3E,6E)-3,7,11-Trimethyldodeca-1,3,6,10-tetraene
- English name
- FARNESENE
- Molecular formula
- C15H24
- Molecular weight
- 204.35
Names & synonyms
α-Farnesenealpha-Farnesenea-Farnesene(E,E)-α-farnesene(E,E)-alpha-farneseneFEMA 3839(3E,6E)-3,7,11-Trimethyl-1,3,6,10-dodecatetraeneTRANS-B-FARNESENE(3E,6E)-α-Farnesene(3E,6E)- alpha-Farnesene
Database identifiers
- CAS
502-61-4- PubChem CID
- 5281516
- DTXSID
DTXSID4047202- ChEMBL
CHEMBL3182226- ChEBI
CHEBI:39236- UNII
- 7E1785CZ0H
- EC Number
- 207-948-6
- Nikkaji
- J47.112G、J6.205G
Properties
Physicochemical properties
- Melting point
- 25 °C · <25 °C
- Boiling point
- 260 °C · 260 °C(lit.)
- Density
- 0.844 · 0.844-0.8790 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
- FEMA
- 3839 · 3839 | ALPHA-FARNESENE
- refractive index
- 20 · n20/D 1.490-1.505(lit.)
- FLAVIS Number
- 1.04 · 01.040 | alpha-Farnesene
- Flash point
- 110 °C · 110 °C
- storage temp.
- -20 °C, · -20°C, Light sensitive
- solubility
- Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)
- form
- liquid
- color
- colorless to light yellow
- Odor
- Very mild, sweet and warm, rather nondescript odor of good tenacity.
- Odor Type
- woody
- JECFA Number
- 1343 · 1343
- Henry's Law Constant
- 3.4 · 3.4×10-4 mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, Copolovici and Niinemets (2015)
- Stability
- Light Sensitive
- Cosmetics Ingredients Functions
- PERFUMINGFRAGRANCE
- LogP
- 6.139 · 6.139 (est)
- Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS)
- FARNESENE
- EWG's Food Scores
- 1 · 1
- FDA UNII
- 4 P3OFI15E1 · 4P3OFI15E1
- EPA Substance Registry System
- 1 · 1,3,6,10-Dodecatetraene, 3,7,11-trimethyl-, (3E,6E)- (502-61-4)
Safety & regulation
Safety data
- wgk
- 3
- tsca
- TSCA listed
- Signal word
- Danger
- Symbol(GHS)
- GHS08
- Hazard statements
- H304
- Precautionary statements
- P261-P301+P312-P302+P352-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338
Chemistry & industry
Applications
OccurrenceReported found in natural oils including angelica root oil (2,100 ppm), corn mint oil (
Usesα-Farnesene acts as an alarm pheromone in termites; also acts as a food attractants for the apple tree pest, the codling moth. α-Farnesene is also the chief compound contributing to the scent of gardenia, making up ~65% of the headspace constituents.
Preparation methods
PreparationIsolation from natural coating of apples and oil of perilla.
Upstream & downstream products
Downstream products
Suppliers71 total
陕西缔都医药有限责任公司029-81124775 17791530730 · [email protected]
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湖北万得化工有限公司15377098680 15377098680 · [email protected]
湖北威德利化学试剂有限公司181-6332-1995 18062128043 · [email protected]
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艾吉析科技（上海）有限公司17717235263 · [email protected]
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