| Message: | Product Name: Beta-Carotene
Synonyms: SOLATENE;PROVITAMIN A1;PROVITAMIN A;TRANS-B-CAROTENE;TRANS-BETA-CAROTENE;(all-E)-1,1'-(3,7,12,16-Tetramethyl-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octadecanonaene-1,18-diyl)bis(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexene);1,1’-(3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octadecanonaene-cyclohexen;1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-Octadecanonene,3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-1,18-cyclohex-1-ene,2,6,6-trimethyl-
CAS: 7235-40-7
MF: C40H56
MW: 536.87
EINECS: 230-636-6
Product Categories: Organics;Antioxidant;Biochemistry;Vitamins;Vitamins and derivatives;Intermediates & Fine Chemicals;Pharmaceuticals;Retinoids;Nutraceuticals;Vitamin Ingredients;Nutritional Ingredients;chemical reagent;pharmaceutical intermediate;phytochemical;reference standards from Chinese medicinal herbs (TCM).;standardized herbal extract;SOLATENE
mp 176-184 °C (dec.)
Fp 103 °C
storage temp. ?20°C
solubility hexane: 100 μg/mL, soluble
form powder
color red to purple
Merck 1853
Stability: Stable, but sensitive to air, heat and light. Store at -20C under nitrogen. Pyrophoric - may ignite spontaneously in air at room temperature.
Chemical Properties solid
Usage antioxidant; provitamin A
Usage Most important of the provitamins A. Widely distributed in the plant and animal kingdom. In plants it occurs almost always together with chlorophyll. Vitamin A precursor. |
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