Farnesol

CAS 4602-84-0 · PubChem CID 445070 · C15H26O · 222.37 g/mol

Also called farnesol, Farnesyl alcohol, 3,7,11-Trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrien-1-ol, FCI 119a, 3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trien-1-ol.

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01GHS classification

Irritant

Environmental Hazard

Signal word

Warning

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) — fetched 2026-08-28

Precautionary statement codes

P261, P264, P264+P265, P272, P273, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P317, P333+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P391, and P501

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H315Causes skin irritation

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H317May cause an allergic skin reaction

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H319Causes serious eye irritation

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H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

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02Physical and chemical properties

Appearance

Farnesol is a colorless liquid with a delicate floral odor. (NTP, 1992)

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Odour

Delicate flowery odor

Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) — fetched 2026-08-28

Melting point

< 25 °C

DrugBank — fetched 2026-08-28

Boiling point

110-113 °C

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Flash point

no value printed

unsourced — inference candidate

Auto-ignition temperature

no value printed

unsourced — inference candidate

Flammable limits

no value printed

unsourced — inference candidate

Vapour pressure

0.0000394 [mmHg]

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Relative density

0.8871 at 20 °C/4 °C

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Solubility in water

no value printed

unsourced — inference candidate

Partition coefficient, log Kow

no value printed

unsourced — inference candidate

Viscosity

no value printed

unsourced — inference candidate

03Toxicological information

No published acute toxicity value was found for this substance in the sources we read. On a document, Section 11 would print unsourced — inference candidate rather than an estimate.

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What we read

CAMEO Chemicals, Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), DrugBank, Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases.

11 sourced records for this substance are in the ledger. Values dated more than 30 days ago are re-fetched on the next document.

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