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Home/Compounds/Food Additive/9-cis-retinyl palmitate
C36H60O2
524.9 g/mol
Food Additive

9-cis-retinyl hexadecanoate

CAS34356-29-1
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
retinyl palmitate vitamin A supplement

9-cis-retinyl hexadecanoate is a retinyl palmitate compound formed from 9-cis-retinol and hexadecanoic acid. It is structurally related to vitamin A supplements and is noted for its highly flexible molecular conformation.

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

[(2E,4E,6Z,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenyl] hexadecanoate

InChIKey

VYGQUTWHTHXGQB-UMNZIDCRSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC/C=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(/C)\C=C\C1=C(CCCC1(C)C)C

Synonyms (11)
  • (9-cis)-Retinol Hexadecanoate
  • 9-cis-Retinol Palmitate
  • 9-cis-Retinyl Palmitate
  • 9-cis-Vitamin A Palmitate
  • 9-cis-retinyl hexadecanoate