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FARNESENE

  • CAS NO.:502-61-4
  • Empirical Formula: C15H24
  • Molecular Weight: 204.35
  • MDL number: MFCD00036650
  • EINECS: 207-948-6
  • SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
  • Update Date: 2024-11-14 14:09:35
FARNESENE Structural

What is FARNESENE?

Chemical properties

Farnesene has a fruity, herbaceous odor.

Occurrence

Reported found in natural oils including angelica root oil (2,100 ppm), corn mint oil (<2,000 to 10,000 ppm), lemon peel oil (200 ppm), lime peel oil and peppermint oil (1,000 to 10,000 ppm) Also found in apple, chamomile, grapefruit juice, ginger, lemon juice, lime juice, mandarin peel, nutmeg, pear, grape, pepper, quince, rosemary, basil, sage, tea and thymus

The Uses of FARNESENE

α-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.

What are the applications of Application

Farnesene (mixture of isomers) is a chemical found in fruit used in regulation of superoxide metabolic processes

Definition

ChEBI: A farnesene that is 1,3,6,10-tetraene substituted by methyl groups at positions 3, 7 and 11 respectively.

Preparation

Isolation from natural coating of apples and oil of perilla.

Aroma threshold values

Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: dry woody, green leafy, herbal and vegetative with a foral nuance It has juniper berry and citrus nuances.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 10 to 20 ppm: woody juniper berry and woody, berry-like with nuances of ginger and tropical mango.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 34, p. 3789, 1969 DOI: 10.1021/jo01264a011

Properties of FARNESENE

Melting point: <25 °C
Boiling point: 260 °C(lit.)
Density  0.844-0.8790 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
refractive index  n20/D 1.490-1.505(lit.)
FEMA  3839 | ALPHA-FARNESENE
Flash point: 110 °C
storage temp.  -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.
JECFA Number 1343
Stability: Light Sensitive
EPA Substance Registry System 1,3,6,10-Dodecatetraene, 3,7,11-trimethyl-, (3E,6E)- (502-61-4)

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Computed Descriptors for FARNESENE

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