Alpha-Farnesene

  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    502-61-4

    Molecular formula
    C15H24

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

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1502.5
    • Carbowax: 1742.2

  • Odor profile

    floral 75.78%
    citrus 63.84%
    woody 63.08%
    sweet 61.15%
    herbal 60.97%
    green 56.03%
    tropical 50.89%
    balsamic 47.86%
    fresh 46.25%
    terpenic 43.69%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.1 Well soluble in IPM, DOA, BB

    Molecular weight
    204.35 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0.0046 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0.0079 hPa @ 25°C

    Boiling points

    • 260.00 to 262.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

  • Synonyms

    • alpha-Farnesene
    • Farnesene
    • 502-61-4
    • a-farnesene
    • (E,E)-alpha-farnesene
    • (3E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-1,3,6,10-tetraene
    • .alpha.-Farnesene
    • (E)-alpha-Farnesene
    • alpha-Farnesene (natural)
    • 1,3,6,10-Dodecatetraene, 3,7,11-trimethyl-, (3E,6E)-
NaN -Infinity

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Amomum villosum Amomum villosum Lour., fam. Zingiberaceae 0.01%
Genet headspace 1 8023-80-1 Spartium junceum L., fam. Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) 1.8%
Calamintha sylvatica (Belgium) Calamintha sylvatica Bromf., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 1.1%
Clementine (Italy) 1 Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tan., (C. deliciosa Ten. var. Clementina) 0.04%
Clinopodium vulgare (Belgium) Clinopodium vulgare L. (Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch), fam. Lamiaceae 3.7%
Clove bud 2 8000-34-8 Eugenia caryophyllus (Spreng.) Bullock & Harrison (E.caryophyllata Thunb.) 0.1%
Ginger (Australia) 1 8007-08-7 Zingiber officinale Roscoe, fam. Zingiberaceae 1.0%
Ducrosia anethifolia (Pakistan) Ducrosia anethifolia (DC.) Boiss., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.11%
Ginger (India) 3 8007-08-7 Zingiber officinale Roscoe, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.5%
False acacia headspace (Black locust) Robinia pseudoacacia L. (False acacia) (Black locust), fam. Leguminosae 5.1%
Genet absolute 1 8023-80-1 Spartium junceum L., fam. Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) 0.55%
Ginger (Vietnam) 8007-08-7 Zingiber officinale Roscoe, fam. Zingiberaceae 2.0%
Honeysuckle headspace Lonicera caprifoleum L., fam. Caprifoliaceae 3.0%
Hortensis flower Euodia hortensis forma hortensis, fam. Saxifragaceae (Hydrangea) 1.0%
Jasmine absolute 8022-96-6 Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum L., fam. Oleaceae 2.0%
Jasmine (Indonesia) 8022-96-6 Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum L. (Red Flower), fam. Oleaceae 28.94%
Jasmine sambac (China) concrete Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton, fam. Oleaceae 10.0%
Jasmine sambac (Indonesia) Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton, fam. Oleaceae 18.43%
Jasmine sambac (Malati) concrete Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton, fam. Oleaceae 12.5%
Jasmine sambac (Sampaquita) concrete Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton (Sampaquita), fam. Oleaceae 17.5%
Lavender (France) 2a 8000-28-0 Lavandula angustifolia Mill. (L. officinalis Chaix), fam. Lamiaceae 0.01%
Lemon (Italy-Sicily) 7 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., fam. Rutaceae 0.07%
Mandarin (Italy) 1 8008-31-9 Citrus deliciosa Tenore (C. reticulata Blanco, cv.mandarin), fam. Rutaceae 0.17%
Michelia champaca flower absolute Michelia champaca L., fam. Magnoliaceae 1.6%
Mullilam Zanthoxylum rhetsa D.C. syn. Z. limonella (Dennst.) Alston, fam. Rutaceae 0.4%
Nepeta nuda (Belgium) Nepeta nuda L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.1%
Nepeta sibirica Nepeta sibirica L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.05%
Nutmeg (India) 3 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 0.01%
Orange, sweet (Italy) 9c blood headspace 8028-48-6 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, fam. Rutaceae 0.69%
Palmarosa (India) 3 8014-19-5 Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) Wats, var. martini, fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.25%
Lilac, Purple, Picked Flower Headspace 1 Syringa vulgaris L., fam. Oleaceae 4.3%
Rose (Turkey) 6 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.14%
Vanillosmopsis arborea leaf Vanillosmopsis arborea Baker, fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 1.74%
Cajuput (Vietnam) 2 8008-98-8 Melaleuca cajuputi Powell, var. cajuputi, fam. Myrtaceae 0.3%
Santolina chamaecyparisus (France) 2 84961-58-0 Santolina chamaecyparisus L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.01%
Ageratum conyzoides flower (Fiji) 85480-32-6 Ageratum conyzoides L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 3.5%
Ageratum conyzoides plant 1 (Fiji) 85480-32-6 Ageratum conyzoides L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 5.75%
Ageratum conyzoides plant 2 (Fiji) 85480-32-6 Ageratum conyzoides L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 5.25%
Backhousia anisata leaf 1 Backhousia anisata Vickery (Chemotype 1), fam. Myrtaceae 0.07%
Backhousia anisata leaf 2 Backhousia anisata Vickery (Chemotype 2), fam. Myrtaceae 0.11%
Pistacia khinjuk (Egypt) leaf Pistacia khinjuk Stocks, fam. Anacardiaceae 0.7%
Mandarin (Italy) 4 8008-31-9 Citrus deliciosa Tenore (C. reticulata Blanco, cv.mandarin), fam. Rutaceae 0.09%
Alpinia katsumadai stem (Vietnam) Alpinia katsumadai Hayata L., fam. Zingiberaceae 0.6%
Alpinia katsumadai leaf (Vietnam) Alpinia katsumadai Hayata L., fam. Zingiberaceae 0.6%
Ambrette seed (China) 8015-62-1 Hibiscus abelmoschus L. (Abelmoschus moschatus Moench), fam. Malvaceae 0.01%
Orange, sweet (USA-Florida) 7 8028-48-6 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cultivar Valencia late, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Orange, sweet (Taiwan) 8028-48-6 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cultivar Tankan, fam. Rutaceae 0.05%
Orange, sweet (Mexico) 8028-48-6 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Narcissus (Japan) 1b 8023-75-4 Narcissus tazetta L. (N. poeticus L.), fam. Amaryllidaceae 0.36%
Rosemary (Italy) 4 8000-25-7 Rosmarinus officinalis L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.01%