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C22H32O2
328.5 g/mol
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RETINYL ACETATE

CAS127-47-9EC204-844-2
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Vitamin A dietary supplement

Retinyl acetate is a synthetic, fat-soluble acetate ester of retinol commonly used to provide vitamin A in food fortification and dietary supplements. It is also found in topical cosmetic products for its vitamin A activity.

food fortificationdietary supplementstopical cosmetic products

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Danger
H315Causes skin irritation
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H361Suspected of damaging 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-tetraenyl] acetate

InChIKey

QGNJRVVDBSJHIZ-QHLGVNSISA-N

SMILES

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

Synonyms (66)
  • Retinol acetate, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Retinyl acetate, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Retinyl acetate, synthetic, matrix dispersion, 475,000-650,000 USP units/g
  • 13-cis-Retinyl Acetate (85%)
  • 9-cis-Retinol Acetate
  • ALL-(E)-RETINOL ACETATE
  • Acetic acid, retinyl ester
  • C22H32O2 (retinol acetate)
  • Crystalets
  • Davitan A 650
  • Myvak
  • Myvak (VAN)
  • Myvax
  • Myvax (VAN)
  • O(15)-acetylretinol
  • ORISTAR RA
  • PureVita Vitamin A
  • RETINYL ACETATE
  • RO 1-5275
  • Retinol acetate
  • Retinol acetate (JP17)
  • Retinol acetate CRS
  • Retinol, acetate, 9-cis-
  • Retinol, acetate, all-trans-
  • Retinyl acetate (Standard)
  • Retinyl acetate, all-trans-
  • VITAMIN A (AS ACETATE)
  • Vitamin A acetate
  • Vitamin A acetate (VAN)
  • Vitamin A acetate (tritiated)
  • Vitamin A alcohol acetate
  • Vitamin A ester
  • Vitamin A1 acetate
  • all-trans-Retinol acetate
  • all-trans-Retinylacetate
  • all-trans-Vitamin A acetate
  • retinol, O~15~-acetyl-
  • trans-Retinol Acetate
  • trans-Retinyl acetate
  • trans-Vitamin A acetate
  • vitamine a acetate [M+H]+