1.0 2010-04-08 22:11:32 UTC 2025-11-19 00:50:34 UTC FDB014894 alpha-Farnesene A mixture with 1,3(15),6,10-Farnesatetraene <ht>JVC34-G</ht> has been isolated from many plant sources and is used as a food flavourant (*FEMA 3839*). alpha-Farnesene is found in many foods, some of which are nutmeg, spearmint, sweet basil, and common oregano. 3,7,11-Trimethyl-1,3,6,10-dodecatetraene a-Farnesene Sesquicitronellene C15H24 204.3511 204.187800768 (3E,6Z)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-1,3,6,10-tetraene (E,Z)-α-farnesene 125037-13-0 CC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C/C\C=C(/C)C=C InChI=1S/C15H24/c1-6-14(4)10-8-12-15(5)11-7-9-13(2)3/h6,9-10,12H,1,7-8,11H2,2-5H3/b14-10+,15-12- CXENHBSYCFFKJS-DZKMRSEMSA-N belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sesquiterpenoids. These are terpenes with three consecutive isoprene units. Sesquiterpenoids Organic compounds Lipids and lipid-like molecules Prenol lipids Sesquiterpenoids Aliphatic acyclic compounds Alkatetraenes Branched unsaturated hydrocarbons Unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons Acyclic olefin Aliphatic acyclic compound Alkatetraene Branched unsaturated hydrocarbon Farsesane sesquiterpenoid Hydrocarbon Olefin Sesquiterpenoid Unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon Unsaturated hydrocarbon alpha-farnesene logp 5.70 ALOGPS logs -4.60 ALOGPS solubility 5.19e-03 g/l ALOGPS logp 5.14 ChemAxon iupac (3E,6Z)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-1,3,6,10-tetraene ChemAxon average_mass 204.3511 ChemAxon mono_mass 204.187800768 ChemAxon smiles CC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C/C\C=C(/C)C=C ChemAxon formula C15H24 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C15H24/c1-6-14(4)10-8-12-15(5)11-7-9-13(2)3/h6,9-10,12H,1,7-8,11H2,2-5H3/b14-10+,15-12- ChemAxon inchikey CXENHBSYCFFKJS-DZKMRSEMSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 0 ChemAxon refractivity 73.25 ChemAxon polarizability 26.25 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 6 ChemAxon acceptor_count 0 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon Specdb::CMs 23591 Specdb::MsMs 58623 Specdb::MsMs 58624 Specdb::MsMs 58625 Specdb::MsMs 114597 Specdb::MsMs 114598 Specdb::MsMs 114599 HMDB0036065 Apple Type 1 specific Malus pumila 283210 Asian pear Type 1 specific Pyrus pyrifolia 3767 Common oregano Type 1 specific Origanum vulgare 39352 1.1 1.1 1.1 mg/100 g Fig Type 1 specific Ficus carica 3494 Ginger Type 1 specific Zingiber officinale 94328 Nutmeg Type 1 specific Myristica fragrans 51089 Roselle Type 1 specific Hibiscus sabdariffa 183260 Spearmint Type 1 specific Mentha spicata 29719 5.9 5.9 5.9 mg/100 g Sweet basil Type 1 specific Ocimum basilicum 39350