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Farnesol

mixture of isomers, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

3,7,11-Trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrien-1-ol

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2C=CHCH2CH2C(CH3)=CHCH2CH2C(CH3)=CHCH2OH
CAS Number:
4602-84-0
Molecular Weight:
222.37
Beilstein:
1763926
EC Number:
225-004-1
MDL number:
MFCD00002918
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
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grade

analytical standard

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

2Z,6Z, 4.0-6.0% GC
2Z,6E, 8.0-12.0% GC
2E,6Z, 12.0-18.0% GC
2E,6E, 62.0-72.0% GC

refractive index

n20/D 1.487-1.493
n20/D 1.489 (lit.)

bp

149 °C/4 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.886 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

C/C(CC/C=C(C)/CCC=C(C)C)=C\CO

InChI

1S/C15H26O/c1-13(2)7-5-8-14(3)9-6-10-15(4)11-12-16/h7,9,11,16H,5-6,8,10,12H2,1-4H3/b14-9+,15-11+

InChI key

CRDAMVZIKSXKFV-YFVJMOTDSA-N

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Pictograms

Exclamation markEnvironment
GHS07,GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H317,H410

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1B

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

311.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

155 °C - closed cup

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Young Yun Jung et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 23(11) (2018-11-06)
Farnesol, an acyclic sesquiterpene alcohol, is predominantly found in essential oils of various plants in nature. It has been reported to exhibit anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects, and also alleviate allergic asthma, gliosis, and edema. In numerous tumor cell lines, farnesol
Ines Masuck et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1217(18), 3136-3143 (2010-03-24)
In the revised European toy safety directive 2009/48/EC the application of fragrance allergens in children's toys is restricted. The focus of the present work lies on the instrumental analytics of 13 banned fragrance allergens, as well as on 11 fragrance
Ines Masuck et al.
Journal of separation science, 34(19), 2686-2696 (2011-09-08)
Fragrances capable of inducing contact allergy in skin potentially can migrate from the toy to the child via oral or dermal contacts. The goal of this work was the developing of an analytical method based on dynamic headspace GC-MS to
Elias Becerril-Bravo et al.
Chemosphere, 81(11), 1378-1385 (2010-10-13)
A method based on ultrasound-assisted emulsification-microextraction (USAEME) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) has been developed for the analysis of regulated fragrance allergens in water. Extraction conditions such as the type of solvent, extraction temperature, irradiation time, and salting-out effect were
Carla Cugini et al.
Molecular microbiology, 65(4), 896-906 (2007-07-21)
Farnesol is a sesquiterpene produced by many organisms, including the fungus Candida albicans. Here, we report that the addition of farnesol to cultures of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic human bacterial pathogen, leads to decreased production of the Pseudomonas quinolone signal
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