Farnesyl acetone is a terpene ketone in which an (E,E)-farnesyl group is bonded to one of the alpha-methyls of acetone.
Definition
Farnesyl acetone is a terpene ketone in which an (E,E)-farnesyl group is bonded to one of the alpha-methyls of acetone. It has a role as a hormone and a metabolite. It contains a 2-trans,6-trans-farnesyl group.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 3S0G4N267H · registered name FARNESYL ACETONE, (5E,9E)- · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1117-52-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 214-246-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID50883648
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID30210832
- IUPAC
- (5E,9E)-6,10,14-Trimethylpentadeca-5,9,13-trien-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C18H30O
- Molecular weight
- 262.437 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colourless or pale straw-coloured oily liquid, intensely sweet, floral odour
- Boiling point
- 147-148 °C
- Solubility
- soluble in water, soluble in oils · Miscible at room temperature (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.885-0.895
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata