Project Description
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
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PRODUCT |
Canthaxanthin |
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CAS # |
514-78-3 |
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SYNONYM |
CI 40850; Canthaxanthine; Cantha; 4,4-Diketo-b-carotene Food orange 8; b-Carotene-4,4-dione; Canthaxanthin |
| FORMULA |
C40H52O2 |
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MOLECULAR WEIGHT |
564.85 |
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SMILES |
C=1(C(CCC(C1C)=O)(C)C)\C=C\C(=C\C=C\C(=C\C=C\C=C(\C=C\C=C(\C=C\C=1C(CCC(C1C)=O)(C)C)C)C)C)C |
| INCHI |
FDSDTBUPSURDBL-DKLMTRRASA-N |
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INCHIKEY |
1S/C40H52O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-35-33(5)37(41)25-27-39(35,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-36-34(6)38(42)26-28-40(36,9)10/h11-24H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+ |
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LOG P (OCTANOL-WATER) |
14.1 |
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ATMOSPHERIC OH RATE CONSTANT |
7.04E-10 cm3/molecule-sec |
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NOTES |
Canthaxanthin is a Synthetic nonprovitamin A carotenoid Canthaxanthin uses and applications include: Food additive; colorant for foods and ingested pharmaceuticals, for pigmentation of egg yolks, broiler parts, in skin tanning products Suggested storage of Canthaxanthin : Sensitive to light and oxygen; store under inert gas at low temps. |
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