Technical Information

Formal Name

(6'R)-β,ε-carotene-3R,3'R-diol

CAS Number

127-40-2

Synonyms

• E 161b

• Xanthophyll

Molecular Formula

C40H56O2

Formula Weight

568.9

Purity

≥98%

Formulation(Request formulation change)

A crystalline solid

Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)

• Chloroform: 5 mg/ml

• DMF: 10 mg/ml

• DMF:PBS (pH 7.2) (1:1): 0.5 mg/ml

• DMSO: 5 mg/ml

λmax

268, 445, 474 nm

SMILES

O[C@@H]1CC(C)(C)[C@@H](/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C2=C(C)C[C@@H](O)CC2(C)C)C)C)C(C)=C1

InChi Code

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/h11-25,35-37,41-42H,26-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+/t35-,36+,

InChi Key

KBPHJBAIARWVSC-RGZFRNHPSA-N

Shipping & Storage Information

Storage

-80°C

Shipping

Dry ice in continental US; may vary elsewhere

Stability

≥ 2 years