C36H60O2
524.9 g/mol
OtherDanger
Retinyl palmitate
CAS79-81-2EC201-228-5
Category
Other
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
cosmetic ingredient
Retinyl palmitate is a commonly used cosmetic ingredient, serving as a form of vitamin A. It is frequently incorporated into personal care products, such as those found inside the home, due to its stability and compatibility with formulations.
personal care productscosmetic ingredient
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Safety Reference
Danger
H315Causes skin irritation
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
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Identifiers
IUPAC Name
[(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenyl] hexadecanoate
InChIKey
VYGQUTWHTHXGQB-FFHKNEKCSA-N
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC/C=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C1=C(CCCC1(C)C)C
Synonyms (55)
- Retinyl palmitate, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Afaxin
- All-(e)-retinol palmitate
- Aquapalm
- Aquasol A (TN)
- Arovit
- Arovit (Roche)
- Axerophthol palmitate
- Del-Vi-A
- Dispatabs Tabs
- Lutavit A 500 Plus
- Optovit-A
- Retinol palmitate
- Retinol palmitate (6CI,7CI)
- Retinol palmitate (JP18)
- Retinol, O-(1-oxohexadecyl)-
- Retinol, hexadecanoate
- Retinol, palmitate, all-trans
- Retinyl (Vitamin A) Palmitate
- Retinyl hexadecanoate
- Retinyl hexadecanoic acid
- Retinyl palmitic acid
- Retinyl-10,11-14C2
- VITAMIN A PALMITATE
- Vi-Dom-A
- Vitamin A Solubilized
- Vitazyme A
- all-trans-Retinol palmitate
- all-trans-Retinyl palmitate
- all-trans-Vitamin A palmitate
- retinyl palmitate
- trans-Retinol palmitate
- trans-Retinyl palmitate