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.