α-Carotene (natural)

CAS Registry Number®

7488-99-5

CAS Name

α-Carotene (natural)

Molecular Formula

C40H56

Molecular Mass

536.87

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    187.5 °C

Source(s)

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

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C40H56/c1-31(19-13-21-33(3)25-27-37-35(5)23-15-29-39(37,7)8)17-11-12-18-32(2)20-14-22-34(4)26-28-38-36(6)24-16-30-40(38,9)10/h11-14,17-23,25-28,37H,15-16,24,29-30H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,19-13+,20-14+,27-25+,28-26+,31-17+,32-18+,33-21+,34-22+/t37-/m0/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=ANVAOWXLWRTKGA-NTXLUARGSA-N

SMILES

C(=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=1C(C)(C)CCCC1C)\C)\C)/C)/C)\[C@@H]2C(C)(C)CCC=C2C

Canonical SMILES

C(=CC=C(C=CC=C(C=CC1C(=CCCC1(C)C)C)C)C)C=C(C=CC=C(C=CC2=C(C)CCCC2(C)C)C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • β,ε-Carotene, (6′R)-
  • α-Carotene (natural)
  • (6′R)-β,ε-Carotene
  • α-Carotene
  • (+)-α-Carotene

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

24319-81-1, 1469791-71-6

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