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diatoxanthin
Sign in to saveDiatoxanthin is a type of xanthophyll found in phytoplankton and diatoms. It is a naturally occurring -yne (alkyne).
Chemical data
- Formula
- C40H54O2
- Molecular weight
- 566.9 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (1R)-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E)-18-[(4R)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15-octaen-17-ynyl]-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-ol
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C(C[C@@H](C1)O)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C#CC2=C(C[C@H](CC2(C)C)O)C)/C)/C
- InChIKey
- HNYJHQMUSVNWPV-DRCJTWAYSA-N
- XLogP
- 10.7
- Polar surface area
- 40.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- carotenoid
- Mass
- 566.412
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- found in taxon
- Arthrospira platensis
- boiling point
- 708.3
- flash point
- 272.9
- refractive index
- 1.568
- chemical formula
- C₄₀H₅₄O₂
- isomeric SMILES
- CC1=C(C(C[C@@H](C1)O)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C#CC2=C(C[C@H](CC2(C)C)O)C)/C)/C
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=C(C(CC(C1)O)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C#CC2=C(CC(CC2(C)C)O)C)C)C
- density
- 1.02
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Encyclopedic overview
Diatoxanthin is a type of xanthophyll found in phytoplankton and diatoms. It is a naturally occurring -yne (alkyne).
Category:Carotenoids Category:Alkyne derivatives Category:Cyclohexenes
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