Farnesol

C15H26OCAS 106-28-5222.37 g/mol

OH
AlcoholAlkene

Properties

Molecular formula
C15H26O
Molar mass
222.37 g/mol
Exact mass
222.1984 Da
Density
0.884–0.889 g/mL
Melting point
61–63 °C
Water solubility
insoluble
logP
4.40Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
20.2 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
7
Double bonds
E, EE/Z, in SMILES order

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)Environmental Hazard (GHS09)

Aggregated from 1,980 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P261, P264, P264+P265, P272, P273, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P317, P333+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P391, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
106-28-5
SMILES
CC(C)=CCC/C(C)=C/CC/C(C)=C/CO
InChIKey
CRDAMVZIKSXKFV-YFVJMOTDSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C15H26O/c1-13(2)7-5-8-14(3)9-6-10-15(4)11-12-16/h7,9,11,16H,5-6,8,10,12H2,1-4H3/b14-9+,15-11+

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Names and synonyms

21 names · show all
  • trans-Farnesol
  • 2,6,10-Dodecatrien-1-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl-, (2E,6E)-
  • 2,6,10-Dodecatrien-1-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl-, (E,E)-
  • 2,6,10-Dodecatrien-1-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl-(farnesol)
  • (2E,6E)-3,7,11-Trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrien-1-ol
  • trans-2,trans-6-Farnesol
  • Trans,trans-Farnesol
  • 2,6-Di-trans-farnesol
  • 2,6-Trans,trans-Farnesol
  • Inhibitor A2
  • 2-Trans,6-trans-Farnesol
  • 3,7,11-Trimethyldodeca-2-trans,6-trans,10-trien-1-ol
  • (2E,6E)-Farnesol
  • All-trans-Farnesol
  • (t,t)-Farnesol
  • (E,E)-Farnesol
  • All-E-Farnesol
  • (E)-β-Farnesol
  • (E,E)-3,7,11-Trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrien-1-ol
  • (E,E)-Farnesyl alcohol
  • trans-1-Hydroxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatriene

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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Similar compounds

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