Structured Summary
Abstract
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)
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C15H26O
- Molecular Weight
- 222.37 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 4602-84-0
- 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
- MeSH Unique ID
- D005204
- Source
- PubChem CID 445070
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
68; was FARNESYL COMPOUNDS 1965-67 (Prov)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Farnesol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005204. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005204
- Farnesol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420449
- Farnesol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 445070. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/445070