Canthaxanthin

CAS Registry Number®

514-78-3
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CAS Name

Canthaxanthin

Molecular Formula

C40H52O2

Molecular Mass

564.84

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    211-212 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C40H52O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-35-33(5)37(41)25-27-39(35,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-36-34(6)38(42)26-28-40(36,9)10/h11-24H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+

InChIKey

InChIKey=FDSDTBUPSURDBL-DKLMTRRASA-N

SMILES

C(=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=1C(C)(C)CCC(=O)C1C)\C)\C)/C)/C)\C=2C(C)(C)CCC(=O)C2C

Canonical SMILES

O=C1C(=C(C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C=CC=C(C=CC2=C(C(=O)CCC2(C)C)C)C)C)C)C)C(C)(C)CC1)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • β,β-Carotene-4,4′-dione
  • β-Carotene-4,4′-dione, all-trans-
  • β-Carotene-4,4′-dione
  • Carophyll red
  • all-trans-Canthaxanthin

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

7548-82-5

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