Farnesal

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    19317-11-4

    Molecular formula
    C15H24O

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

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1763.0

  • 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%

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  • 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
Restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 0.11 % Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 0.34 %
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 0.032 % Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 0.34 %
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 0.11 % Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 0.051 %
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 0.6 % Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 0.57 %
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.15 % Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 0.57 %
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.15 % Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 4.2 %
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.15 % Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 0.051 %
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 0.051 % Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 0.051 %
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 0.11 % Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Cardamom (Costa Rica) 8000-66-6 Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.05%
Cymbopogon distans 2 (Himalaya) Cymbopogon distans (Steud.) Wats. (Chemotype 2), fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.5%
Ginger (Vietnam) 8007-08-7 Zingiber officinale Roscoe, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.2%
Pummelo (Shaddock) (Vietnam) flower 84696-38-8 Citrus maxima (J. Burman) Merrill. (C. grandis (L.) Osbeck), fam. Rutaceae 0.8%
Lemongrass (India) 1 8007-02-1 Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf (C. flexuosus), fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 2.7%
Citron (Italy) peel 1b Citrus medica L., cultivar Diamante, fam. Rutaceae 0.1%
Citron (Italy) peel 1c Citrus medica L., cultivar Diamante, fam. Rutaceae 0.35%
Ferula flabelliloba Ferula flabelliloba Rech. F. et Aell., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 2.1%
Orange leaf, sweet (China) Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, fam. Rutaceae 0.07%