α-Farnesene

• Formula: C₁₅H₂₄
• Molecular weight: 204.3511
• IUPAC Standard 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+ Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: CXENHBSYCFFKJS-VDQVFBMKSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 502-61-4
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • (E,E)-α-Farnesene
• Stereoisomers:
  • 1,3,6,10-Dodecatetraene, 3,7,11-trimethyl-, (Z,E)-
  • α-Farnesene isomer
  • α-Farnesene (isomer 1)
  • α-Farnesene (isomer 2)
  • (Z)-α-Farnesene
  • (Z,Z)-α-Farnesene
  • (E,Z)-α-Farnesene
• Other names: 1,3,6,10-Dodecatetraene, 3,7,11-trimethyl-, (E,E)-; Farnesene; 2,6,10-Trimethyl-2,6,9,11-dodecatetraene, trans-; 3,7,11-Trimethyl-1,3,6,10-dodecatetraene, (trans,trans)-; (3E,6E)-3,7,11-Trimethyldodeca-1,3,6,10-tetraene; α-E,E-Farnesene; α-Farnesene, (E,E)-; α-trans-Farnesene; α-trans,trans-Farnesene; (3E,6E)- α-Farnesene; (E,E)-α-Farnesene; alpha-Farnesene; trans-α-Farnesene; trans,trans-α-Farnesene; 1,3,6,10-Dodecatetraene, 3,7,11-trimethyl-, (3E,6E)-; trans-2,6,10-Trimethyl-2,6,9,11-dodecatetraene; trans-3,7,11-Trimethyl-1,3,6,10-dodecatetraene; (E,E)-Farnesene; E,α-Farnesene; (E; E)-α-farnesene; α-Farnesene, (Z,E)-; 3,7,11-Trimethyl-1,3,6,10-dodecatetraene; E,E-α,α-farnesene; (E,E)-α-Fernesene; (E)-3, (E)-6-α-farnesene; α-farnesene (E); 2,6,10-trimethyldodeca-2,6,9,11-tetraene
• Information on this page:
  • Kovats' RI, polar column, temperature ramp
  • References
  • Notes
• Other data available:
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

References

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Umano, Shoji, et al., 1986
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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tend	Final temperature
  Tstart	Initial temperature

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