C15H26O
222.37 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceWarning
Farnesol
CAS4602-84-0EC225-004-1
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Perfumery and flavoring agent
Farnesol is a colorless liquid with a delicate floral odor, extracted from the oils of various plants such as citronella, neroli, and tuberose. It is an intermediate in the biological synthesis of cholesterol from mevalonic acid in vertebrates and is widely used in perfumery and as a flavoring agent.
Perfumery (emphasizing floral notes like lilac and cyclamen)Flavoring agentInsect hormone
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StrongSame Parent
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StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 0.95
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fragrance and flavoring agent
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perfumery and flavoring agent
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fragrance ingredient
ReferenceSame Category
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flavor and fragrance ingredient
Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Farnesol (CAS 4602-84-0) is 2905.22.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2905.22
EU CN code (8-digit)
2905 22 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trien-1-ol
InChIKey
CRDAMVZIKSXKFV-YFVJMOTDSA-N
SMILES
CC(=CCC/C(=C/CC/C(=C/CO)/C)/C)C
Synonyms (49)
- FOF
- (2E,6E)-Farnesol
- (E)-.BETA.-FARNESOL
- (E)-farnesol
- (E,)-arnesol
- (E,E)-2,6-FARNESOL
- (E,E)-Farnesol
- .beta.-Farnesol
- 2,6-Di-trans-Farnesol
- 2-trans,6-trans-Farnesol
- 2-trans-S-6-trans-farnesol
- 2E,6E-Farnesyl alcohol
- ALL-E-FARNESOL
- All-trans-Farnesol
- FARNESOL TRANS,TRANS-FARNESOL
- FARNESOL, (2E,6E)-
- FCI 119a
- FEMA NO. 2478, (2E,6E)-
- Farnesol (6CI)
- Farnesol (Standard)
- Farnesol, (E,E)-
- Farnesol, trans, trans
- FarnesolMixture Of Isomers
- Farnesyl alcohol
- Inhibitor A2
- Nikkosome
- Trimethyl dodecatrienol
- farnesol
- trans,trans-Farnesol
- trans,trans-alpha-farnesol
- trans-Farnesol
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