Chemical Compound

Canthaxanthin

Canthaxanthin chemical structure
Primary Record

Canthaxanthin

In stock
550 g
Purity
98.1 %

Compound Identifiers & Properties

PubChem CID
5284524
SMILES
CC1=C(C(CCC1=O)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(/C)\C=C/C=C(/C)\C=C/C2=C(C(=O)CCC2(C)C)C)/C)/C
Canonical SMILES
CC1=C(/C=C\C(C)=C/C=C\C(C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C2=C(C)C(=O)CCC2(C)C)C(C)(C)CCC1=O

Names & Synonyms

  • Canthaxanthin
  • Canthaxanthin (trans)
  • AC1NR4MA
  • CID5284524
  • 2,4,4-trimethyl-3-[(1Z,3Z,5Z,7Z,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethyl-3-oxocyclohexen-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohex-2-en-1-one