Basic Description

Specifications & Purity	BioReagent, ≥97.5%(HPLC), ~3100 U/mg
Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms	It is not biologically active and works as a precursor of active retinoids. Retinol is converted to retinaldehyde and subsequently to retinoic acid.Retinal, retinol and retinoic acid are the aldehyde, alcohol and acid forms of vitamin A. The retinoids ex
Storage Temp	Protected from light,Store at -20°C,Argon charged
Shipped In	Ice chest + Ice pads This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.
Grade	BioReagent
Product Description	Retinol or vitamin A alcohol is the main circulating form of vitamin A.

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

Kingdom Organic compounds
- Superclass Lipids and lipid-like molecules
  - Class Prenol lipids
    - Subclass Retinoids

Kingdom	Organic compounds
Superclass	Lipids and lipid-like molecules
Class	Prenol lipids
Subclass	Retinoids
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Not available
Direct Parent	Retinoids
Alternative Parents	Diterpenoids Fatty alcohols Primary alcohols Hydrocarbon derivatives
Molecular Framework	Aliphatic homomonocyclic compounds
Substituents	Retinoid skeleton - Diterpenoid - Fatty alcohol - Fatty acyl - Organic oxygen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Primary alcohol - Organooxygen compound - Alcohol - Aliphatic homomonocyclic compound
Description	This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as retinoids. These are oxygenated derivatives of 3,7-dimethyl-1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-enyl)nona-1,3,5,7-tetraene and derivatives thereof.
External Descriptors	Retinoids
1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61. DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Names and Identifiers

IUPAC Name	(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-ol
INCHI	InChI=1S/C20H30O/c1-16(8-6-9-17(2)13-15-21)11-12-19-18(3)10-7-14-20(19,4)5/h6,8-9,11-13,21H,7,10,14-15H2,1-5H3/b9-6+,12-11+,16-8+,17-13+
InChIKey	FPIPGXGPPPQFEQ-OVSJKPMPSA-N
Smiles	CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CCO)C)C
Isomeric SMILES	CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/CO)/C)/C
WGK Germany	3
RTECS	VH6750000
Molecular Weight	286.45
Beilstein	403040
Reaxy-Rn	1913942
Reaxys-RN_link_address	https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=1913942&ln=

Certificates（CoA,COO,BSE/TSE and Analysis Chart)

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Lot Number	Certificate Type	Date	Item
F2503516	Certificate of Analysis	May 17, 2025	R755730
F2503514	Certificate of Analysis	May 17, 2025	R755730
F2503521	Certificate of Analysis	May 17, 2025	R755730

Chemical and Physical Properties

Sensitivity	Hygroscopic
Refractive Index	1.641
Boil Point(°C)	120-125°C
Melt Point(°C)	61-63°C
Molecular Weight	286.500 g/mol
XLogP3	5.700
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	1
Rotatable Bond Count	5
Exact Mass	286.23 Da
Monoisotopic Mass	286.23 Da
Topological Polar Surface Area	20.200 Å²
Heavy Atom Count	21
Formal Charge	0
Complexity	496.000
Isotope Atom Count	0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count	4
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
The total count of all stereochemical bonds	4
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count	1

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1. Mingming Chen, Xiaojing Lai, Bihang Su, Xiancai Jiang, Jinhua Xu, Fengfu Fu, Zhenyu Lin, Yongqing Dong. (2024) Rapid detection of tebuconazole based on hydrogel SERS chips. TALANTA, 277 (126309).
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Retinol - BioReagent, ≥97.5%(HPLC), ~3100 U/mg, high purity , CAS No.68-26-8