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C20H28O
284.4 g/mol
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All-trans-Retinal

CAS116-31-4EC204-135-8
Category
API
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

all-trans-Retinal is a polyene chromophore and a vitamin A aldehyde metabolite. It is the chemical basis of visual phototransduction, where it binds to opsin proteins to enable light detection in vision.

research compound for visual phototransduction studieschemical intermediate in retinoid manufacturing

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Safety Reference

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H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H413May cause long lasting harmful effects to aquatic life
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenal

InChIKey

NCYCYZXNIZJOKI-OVSJKPMPSA-N

SMILES

CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=O)/C)/C

Synonyms (42)
  • 11 cis Retinal
  • 11 trans Retinal
  • 13-Cis retinal
  • 2g79
  • Aldehydde, Retinyl
  • Aldehyde, Vitamin A
  • E-Retinal
  • RETINAL TRANS-ISOMER
  • RETINALDEHYDE [MART.]
  • Retinal, all-trans
  • Retinaldehyde (VAN)
  • Retinene 1
  • Retinin
  • Retinyl Aldehydde
  • Retinyl aldehyde
  • TOCOPHEROL, ALPHA
  • Vitamin A1 aldehyde
  • all trans-Retinal, powder
  • all-E-Retinal
  • all-epsilon-Retinal
  • all-trans Retinal-14,15-13C2
  • all-trans-Retinal
  • all-trans-Retinaldehyde
  • all-trans-Retinene
  • all-trans-Vitamin A aldehyde
  • axerophthal
  • epsilon-Retinal
  • retinal
  • retinaldehyd
  • retinaldehyde
  • retinene
  • trans-Retinal
  • trans-Vitamin A aldehyde
  • vitamin A aldehyde