Squalene

CAS Registry Number®

111-02-4

CAS Name

Squalene

Molecular Formula

C30H50

Molecular Mass

410.72

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    248-252 °C @ Press: 4 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    <-20 °C

  • Density (3)

    0.81 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C30H50/c1-25(2)15-11-19-29(7)23-13-21-27(5)17-9-10-18-28(6)22-14-24-30(8)20-12-16-26(3)4/h15-18,23-24H,9-14,19-22H2,1-8H3/b27-17+,28-18+,29-23+,30-24+

InChIKey

InChIKey=YYGNTYWPHWGJRM-AAJYLUCBSA-N

SMILES

C(C/C(=C/CC/C=C(/CC/C=C(/CCC=C(C)C)\C)\C)/C)/C=C(/CCC=C(C)C)\C

Canonical SMILES

C(=C(C)C)CCC(=CCCC(=CCCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2,6,10,14,18,22-Tetracosahexaene, 2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyl-, (6E,10E,14E,18E)-
  • 2,6,10,14,18,22-Tetracosahexaene, 2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyl-, (all-E)-
  • (6E,10E,14E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22-tetracosahexaene
  • Spinacene
  • all-trans-Squalene

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

94016-35-0

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