| Identification |
| Name: | 3,3'-Dihydroxy-beta,beta-carotene-4,4'-dione |
| Synonyms: | Astaxanthin; Natural astaxanthin
; (3S,3'S)-3,3'-dihydroxy-beta,beta-carotene-4,4'-dione; (9cis,9'cis,13cis,13'cis,15cis)-3,3'-dihydroxy-beta,beta-carotene-4,4'-dione |
| CAS: | 472-61-7;122871-99-2 |
| EINECS: | 207-451-4 |
| Molecular Formula: | C40H52O4 |
| Molecular Weight: | 596.8385 |
| InChI: | InChI=1/C40H52O4/c1-27(17-13-19-29(3)21-23-33-31(5)37(43)35(41)25-39(33,7)8)15-11-12-16-28(2)18-14-20-30(4)22-24-34-32(6)38(44)36(42)26-40(34,9)10/h11-24,35-36,41-42H,25-26H2,1-10H3/b12-11-,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,27-15-,28-16-,29-19-,30-20- |
| Molecular Structure: |
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| Properties |
| Refractive index: | 1.595 |
| HS Code: | 29339990 |
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