α-Carotene

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Names

[ CAS No. ]:
7488-99-5

[ Name ]:
α-Carotene

[Synonym ]:
1,3,3-Triméthyl-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tétraméthyl-18-(2,6,6-triméthyl-2-cyclohexén-1-yl)-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octadécanonaèn-1-yl]cyclohexène
CISALPHA-CAROTENE
Carotene
1,3,3-Trimethyl-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octadecanonaen-1-yl]cyclohexen
Renieratene
(6'R)-beta,epsilon-carotene
Isorenieratene
A-CAROTENE
MFCD00136012
CAROTENE,A
α-Carotene
1,3,3-Trimethyl-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octadecanonaen-1-yl]cyclohexene
all-trans-α-carotene
β,β-Carotene, 4,5-didehydro-5,6-dihydro-
4,5-Didehydro-5,6-dihydro-β,β-carotene
(+)-α-Carotene

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
0.9±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
644.9±35.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
185ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C40H56

[ Molecular Weight ]:
536.873

[ Flash Point ]:
341.2±20.8 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
536.438232

[ LogP ]:
15.45

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.9 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.563

[ Storage condition ]:
-20°C

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xn

[ Risk Phrases ]:
40

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S36/37

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1593 6.1/PG 3

[ Packaging Group ]:
II; III

[ Hazard Class ]:
4.1

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

  • 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-((1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaen-1-yl)cyclohexan-1-ol
  • 6-(2-methyl-6,6-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)-3-methylhex-1-ene-5-yne-3-ol
  • dl-15,15'-Dehydro-α-carotin
  • alpha-Ionone
  • 15,15'-didehydro-12'-apo-β,psi-carotenal
  • .beta.,.epsilon.-Carotene
  • molecular iodine

DownStream

  • Beta-Carotene

Articles

A dietary guideline adherence score is positively associated with dietary biomarkers but not lipid profile in healthy children.

J. Nutr. 145(1) , 128-33, (2015)

Whether dietary indexes are associated with biomarkers of children's dietary intake is unclear.The study aim was to examine the relations between diet quality and selected plasma biomarkers of dietary...

Avocado consumption enhances human postprandial provitamin A absorption and conversion from a novel high-β-carotene tomato sauce and from carrots.

J. Nutr. 144(8) , 1158-66, (2014)

Dietary lipids have been shown to increase bioavailability of provitamin A carotenoids from a single meal, but the effects of dietary lipids on conversion to vitamin A during absorption are essentiall...

Skin carotenoids: a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake in children.

J. Acad. Nutr. Diet. 114(8) , 1174-80, (2014)

Studies of adult subjects have found a strong correlation between serum carotenoids and skin carotenoids measured by resonance Raman spectroscopy (RRS). No published studies have examined correlations...


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