Zeaxanthin

CAS Registry Number®

144-68-3

CAS Name

Zeaxanthin

Molecular Formula

C40H56O2

Molecular Mass

568.87

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    215.5 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C40H56O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-37-33(5)25-35(41)27-39(37,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-38-34(6)26-36(42)28-40(38,9)10/h11-24,35-36,41-42H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+/t35-,36-/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=JKQXZKUSFCKOGQ-QAYBQHTQSA-N

SMILES

C(=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=1C(C)(C)C[C@H](O)CC1C)\C)\C)/C)/C)\C=2C(C)(C)C[C@H](O)CC2C

Canonical SMILES

OC1CC(=C(C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C=CC=C(C=CC2=C(C)CC(O)CC2(C)C)C)C)C)C)C(C)(C)C1)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • β,β-Carotene-3,3′-diol, (3R,3′R)-
  • β-Carotene-3,3′-diol, (3R,3′R)-all-trans-
  • Zeaxanthin
  • (3R,3′R)-β,β-Carotene-3,3′-diol
  • Zeaxanthin, all-trans-

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

32638-35-0, 34182-33-7

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