all-trans-Retinal

CAS: 116-31-4

Ref. TR-R240000

Product Information

• Name: all-trans-Retinal
• Synonyms: Retinal, Retinal, all-trans- (8CI), Retinene 1 (6CI), (all-E)-15-Apo-β-caroten-15-al, (all-E)-3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraenal, 15-Apo-β-caroten-15-al, 15-Apo-β-carotenal, 2,4,6,8-Nonatetraenal, 3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-, (all-E)-, Axerophthal, E-Retinal, Retinaldehyde, Retinene, Vitamin A aldehyde, Vitamin A1 aldehyde, all-E-Retinal, all-trans-Retinaldehyde, all-trans-Vitamin A aldehyde, trans-Retinal
• Brand: TRC

Description

Stability Hygroscopic
Applications Corotenoid component of the visual pigments. All-trans retinal is converted to retinoic acid in vivo by the action of retinal dehydrogenase.
References Ball, et al.: Biochem. J., 42, 516 (1948), O’Brien, D.F., et al.: Science, 218, 961 (1982),

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 284.44
• Formula: C₂₀H₂₈O
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C20H28O/c1-16(8-6-9-17(2)13-15-21)11-12-19-18(3)10-7-14-20(19,4)5/h6,8-9,11-13,15H,7,10,14H2,1-5H3/b9-6+,12-11+,16-8+,17-13+
• InChI key: InChIKey=NCYCYZXNIZJOKI-PXXZYBOJSA-N
• SMILES: CC1=C(/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C\C(C)=C/C=O)C(C)(C)CCC1