Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 26A08O86E6 · registered name FARNESYL ACETONE · mixture
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
TRIMETHYLPENTADECATRIEN-2-ONEINCI5,9,13-Pentadecatrien-2-one, 6,10,14-trimethyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 762-29-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 212-097-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5061087
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2047856
- IUPAC
- 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 · solid
- Boiling point
- 147-148 °C
- Solubility
- soluble in water, soluble in oils · Miscible at room temperature (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.885-0.895
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 115~130 ℃
- Vapour density
- 11.1
- Relative density
- 1.18
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 12.11
- Molecular weight
- 322.39758
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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.
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Fragrance1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- 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