alpha-farnesene

Full Material List

(3E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-1,3,6,10-tetraene

Identifiers

CAS (Single)	502-61-4
FEMA	3839
EINECS	207-948-6
Synonyms	(E)-7,11- dimethyl-3-methylene-1,6,10-dodecatriene 7,11- dimethyl-3-methylene-1,6,10-dodecatriene (E)-7,11- dimethyl-3-methylenedodeca-1,6,10-triene 1,3,6,10- dodecatetraene, 3,7,11-trimethyl-, (3E,6E)- (3E,6E)-3,7,11- trimethyl-1,3,6,10-dodecatetraene (E,E)-3,7,11- trimethyl-1,3,6,10-dodecatetraene; 2,6,10-trimethyl-2,6,9,10-dodecatetrene (3E,6E)-3,7,11- trimethyldodeca-1,3,6,10-tetraene (E,E)-alpha- farnesene (3E,6E)-alpha- farnesene
JECFA Food Flavoring	1343
JECFA Food Additive	N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings	01.040 alpha-farnesene
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials	N/A
FDA UNII	7E1785CZ0H
CoE Number	10998
XlogP3-AA	N/A
Molecular Weight	204.35628
Molecular Formula	C15 H24

Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed	No
Appearance	pale yellow to yellow clear liquid (est)
Assay	67.00 to 100.00 sum of isomers
Specific Gravity	0.84400 to 0.87900 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est)	7.023 to 7.314
Refractive Index	1.49000 to 1.50500 @ 20.00 Â°C.
Melting Point	N/A
Boiling Point	260.00 to 262.00 Â°C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point	> 212.00 Â°F. TCC ( > 100.00 Â°C. )
Acid Value	N/A
Vapor Pressure	0.010000 mmHg @ 25.00 Â°C. (est)
Vapor Density	N/A
logP (o/w)	6.139 (est)
Soluble In	alcohol water, 0.01053 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) water
Occurrence	apple custard apple plant apple fruit apple fruit epidermis apple pericarp artemisia campestris spp. glutinosa flower oil italy @ 5.00% basil basil oil var. glabratum turkey @ 0.24% basil plant bay leaf oil @ 0.00-0.59% bergamot oil @ 0.000-trace% blood orange oil (citrus sinensis l. var. sanguinello) italy @ 0.016% blood orange oil (citrus sinensis l. var. tarocco) italy @ 0.014% blood orange oil italy @ 0.021% cabocla flower oil brazil @ 3.00% cajuput oil vietnam @ 0.3% calamus root oil @ 0.30% cananga oil china @ 0.67% carrot carrot seed oil @ 0.42% chamomile garden chamomile plant chamomile sweet false chamomile plant champaca absolute @ 1.60% champaca concrete @ 0.80% clary sage oil spain @ 0.27% cotton oil couroupita guianensis aubl. flower oil brazil @ 0.10% cubeb oil @ trace% feverfew flower oil @ trace% fig leaf oil fleabane oil @ 0.20% gardenia genet absolute @ 1.80% ginger oil ginger rhizome ginger rhizome oil ginger root oil ginger root oil brazil @ 7.40% grape grapefruit grapefruit oil c.p. @ trace% grapefruit oil CO2 extract @ 0.09% guava fruit guava fruit oil reunion @ 0.20% horsemint shoot jasmin absolute china @ 0.16% jasmin absolute concrete egypt @ 1.98% jasmin absolute concrete india @ 0.01-0.06% jasmin absolute italy (from concrete) @ 1.37% jasmin sambac absolute egypt @ 12.40% lavender oil spain @ 0.03% lavender oil spain @ 0.06% lavender oil spain @ 0.11% lemon oil lime oil distilled mexico @ 0.68% lime oil distilled peru @ 2.07% lime oil expressed florida @ 0.2% lime peel malus spp. mandarin fruit mandarin oil @ 0.30% mandarin oil avana @ 0.04% mandarin oil avana @ 0.05% mandarin oil italy @ 0.30% mandarin oil uruguay @ 0.02-0.03% manuka var. scoparium oil new zealand @ 0.84% mikan peel oil @ 0.53% nutmeg oil nutmeg seed orange fruit orange peel oil sweet c.p. blond italy @ 0.009% orange peel oil sweet c.p. blond italy @ 0.011% orange peel oil sweet c.p. blond italy @ 0.011% orange peel oil sweet c.p. blond italy @ 0.015% orange peel oil sweet c.p. blond italy @ 0.025% oregano plant orthodon dianthera maxim. oil vietnam @ 0.60% pear fruit pepper pepper oil @ 0.10% persea americana mill. fruit oil cuba @ 1.40% petitgrain mandarin oil @ 0.07% pinus sylvestris l. needle oil estonia @ 0.80% roselle calyx rosemary oil CO2 extract @ 0.37% skimmia laureola oil @ 0.5% spearmint leaf spearmint leaf oil spearmint oil tea leaf tea leaf oil thyme oil wild or creeping france @ 0.22% witch hazel leaf oil @ 0.08% witch hazel leaf oil @ 1.47% ylang ylang oil @ 2.34% ylang ylang oil CO2 extract @ 14.63% ylang ylang oil I (cananga odorata hook. f. and thomas.) @ 10.69% ylang ylang oil II (cananga odorata hook. f. and thomas.) @ 15.73% ylang ylang oil III @ 23.75% yuzu leaf oil @ 0.05%

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes	1. Odor Type: woody citrus herbal lavender bergamot myrrh neroli green Odor Description:at 100.00 %. citrus herbal lavender bergamot myrrh neroli greenLuebke, William tgsc, (1996) Odor sample from: Bedoukian Research, Inc. woody green vegetable floral herbal citrus Odor Description:at 1.00 % in ethyl alcohol. Woody, green vegetative with a hint of a floral nuance. It has a slight gin herbal and citrus dry outMosciano, Gerard P&F 25, No. 1, 49, (2000)
Odor	woody citrus, herbal, lavender, bergamot, myrrh, neroli, green, woody, vegetable, floral
Flavor	green fresh, green, vegetable, celery, hay, fatty, tropical, fruity,

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alpha-farnesene

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