trans-farnesol

PubChem Notes:

Farnesol A colorless liquid extracted from oils of plants such as citronella, neroli, cyclamen, and tuberose. It is an intermediate step in the biological synthesis of cholesterol from mevalonic acid in vertebrates. It has a delicate odor and is used in perfumery. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

MediLexicon farnesol - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'farnesol'

[1. A difarnesyl group that occurs in the side chain of vitamin K2 and constitutes squalene; found in oil of citronella; a sesquiterpene alcohol.

Molecular Formula: C15H26O


InChI: InChI=1/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+

InChIKey: InChIKey=CRDAMVZIKSXKFV-YFVJMOTDBO
SMILES: C\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CO

CAS number 106-28-5

Names:
    all-trans-farnesol
    farnesol
    trans,trans-farnesol
    trans,trans-α-farnesol
    trans-farnesol
    (E)-farnesol
    (E,E)-farnesol
    (2E,6E)-farnesol
    (2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trien-1-ol
    (2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrien-1-ol
    (2-trans,6-trans)-farnesol
    (2-trans,6-trans)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trien-1-ol
    2,6,10-Dodecatrien-1-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl-
    2-trans,6-trans-Farnesol
    2-trans,6-trans-farnesol

Registries:
    PubChem CID 445070
    Beilstein =1723039
    CAS 106-28-5 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 16619
    Gmelin 2210148
    Kegg C01126
    PubChem ID 10523393
    PubChem ID 4357