| Identification | |
| Name: | Vitamin A |
| Synonyms: | Chocola A;Hydrovit A;Lutavit A;Microvit A;Rovimix A 500;Retinol; |
| CAS: | 11103-57-4 |
| EINECS: | 234-328-2 |
| Molecular Formula: | C20H30O |
| Molecular Weight: | 286.46 |
| InChI: | InChI=1/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+ |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Melting Point: | 62-64 deg C |
| Density: | 0.954 g/cm3 |
| Refractive index: | 1.549 |
| Solubility: | Practically insoluble in water or glycerol; soluble in absolute alcohol, methanol, chloroform, ether, fats and oils Sol in ethanol and acetone and benzene |
| Appearance: | Yellow crystals or orange solid |
| Specification: |
Retinol , its cas register number 11103-57-4. It also can be called Aquasol A ; 3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)-nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-ol ; and Vitamin A . Its classification code are Growth Substances; Micronutrients and Vitamins . |
| Color: | Solvated crystals from polar solvents, such as methanol or ethyl formate |
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