Farnesyl acetone

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1117-52-8

    Molecular formula
    C18H30O

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

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1920.0
    • Carbowax: 2384.0

  • Odor profile

    floral 88.14%
    fruity 68.72%
    sweet 61.11%
    waxy 60.1%
    rose 56.45%
    woody 53.74%
    green 49.8%
    citrus 46.4%
    balsamic 44.99%
    fresh 44.12%

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  • Properties

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

    Molecular weight
    262.4 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    320°C

    Solubility expt.

    • soluble in water; soluble in oils
    • Miscible at room temperature (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • 1117-52-8
    • Farnesylacetone
    • Farnesyl acetone
    • (5E,9E)-6,10,14-trimethylpentadeca-5,9,13-trien-2-one
    • E,E-farnesylacetone
    • 5,9,13-Pentadecatrien-2-one, 6,10,14-trimethyl-, (5E,9E)-
    • (E,E)-farnesylacetone
    • Farnesyl acetone, (5E,9E)-
    • trans,trans-farnesylacetone
    • (E,E)-6,10,14-Trimethylpentadeca-5,9,13-trien-2-one
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
Buddleia salvifolia concrete Buddleia salvifolia (River plant), fam. Loganiaceae 4.6%
Rhus coriaria Rhus coriaria L., fam. Anarcadiaceae 0.7%
Nicotiana forgetiana flower Nicotiana forgetiana Hort. ex Hensley (subgenus Petunioides), Solanaceae 4.97%
Pelargonium sidoides Pelargonium sidoides DC., fam. Geraniaceae 0.5%
Lantana camara (India) 1b flower 90046-17-6 Lantana camara L., fam. Verbenaceae 0.4%
Laurel leaf (Turkey) 4 8006-78-8 Laurus nobilis L., fam. Lauraceae 0.05%
Catharanthus roseus marcs Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, fam. Apocynaceae 2.0%
Yarrow (India) 84082-83-7 Achillea millefolium L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.1%
Cerastium candidissimum (Greece) Cerastium candidissimum Correns, fam. Caryophyllaceae 0.7%
Leea guineensis (Cameroon) 1a wood Leea guineensis G. Don, fam. Leeaceae 0.4%
Leea guineensis (Cameroon) 1b leaf Leea guineensis G. Don, fam. Leeaceae 0.5%
Tobacco, Yaka 8037-19-2 Nicotiana tabacum L., fam. Solanaceae 1.2%
Spinach, cooked Spinacia oleracea L., fam. Oleraceae 0.01%