Synonyms |
(3Z,6E)-3,7,11-Trimethyl-1,3,6,10-dodecatetraene||||(3Z,6E)-α-Farnesene||||cis,trans-α-Farnesene||||1,3,6,10-Dodecatetraene,3,7,11-trimethyl-, (Z,E)- (8CI)||||(3Z,6E)-a-Farnesene||||(Z,E)-a-Farnesene||||cis,trans-a-Farnesene |
Application |
(Z,E)--Farnesene is an isomer of -Farnesene(F102425) acts as an alarm pheromone in termites; also acts as a food attractants for the apple tree pest, the codling moth. -Farnesene is also the chief compound contributing to the scent of gardenia, making up ~65% of the headspace constituents.References obotnk, J., et al.: J. Chem. Ecology, 34, 478 (2008); Hern, A., et al.: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 92, 63 (1999); Wang, S., et al.: J. Chromat. B, 812, 193 (2004) |