Farnesal

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    502-67-0

    Molecular formula
    C15H24O

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

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    floral 81.51%
    citrus 68.51%
    sweet 64.23%
    fruity 60.08%
    waxy 57.31%
    fresh 53.8%
    rose 48.87%
    lemon 48.59%
    woody 46.38%
    aldehydic 46.33%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.9 Well soluble in BB, IPM, DEP

    Molecular weight
    220.35 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0.0002 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0.0004 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    286°C

    Solubility expt.

    • Insoluble in water; 50% soluble in heptane, triacetin
    • soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • Farnesal
    • 19317-11-4
    • 502-67-0
    • (2E,6E)-Farnesal
    • (2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trienal
    • E,E-Farnesal
    • trans-farnesal
    • trans,trans-Farnesal
    • 2-trans,6-trans-Farnesal
    • (E,E)-3,7,11-Trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrienal
NaN -Infinity

IFRA Standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Ambrette seed 1 8015-62-1 Hibiscus abelmoschus L. (Abelmoschus moschatus Moench), fam. Malvaceae 1.0%
Ginger (Nigeria) 2 8007-08-7 Zingiber officinale Roscoe, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.4%
Ginger (Nigeria) 1 8007-08-7 Zingiber officinale Roscoe, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.47%
Cymbidium goeringii flower headspace Cymbidium goeringii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f., fam Orchidaceae 1.1%
Lemon flower headspace (clone SG) 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., fam. Rutaceae 0.4%
Lemon flower headspace (clone ZH) 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., fam. Rutaceae 2.4%
Rosa rugosa (China) 1 Rosa rugosa Thunb. (hybrids), fam. Rosaceae 0.01%
Croton ovalifolius (Venezuela) Croton ovalifolius Vahl, fam. Euphorbiaceae 0.7%