alpha carotene (stereochemistry specified)
Also known as (+)-alpha-carotene, alpha-carotene (natural), α-carotene
α-Carotene (alpha-carotene) is a form of carotene with a β-ionone ring at one end and an α-ionone ring at the opposite end. It is the second most common form of carotene.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C40H56
- Molecular weight
- 536.9 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-[(1R)-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl]octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohexene
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/[C@H]2C(=CCCC2(C)C)C)/C)/C
- InChIKey
- ANVAOWXLWRTKGA-NTXLUARGSA-N
- XLogP
- 13.6
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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α-Carotene (alpha-carotene) is a form of carotene with a β-ionone ring at one end and an α-ionone ring at the opposite end. It is the second most common form of carotene.