beta-Carotene
beta-Carotene is an organic compound with the molecular formula C40H56.
- Formula
- C40H56
- Molar mass
- 536.9 g/mol
- Also known as
- beta Carotene, Betacarotene, beta,beta-Carotene, Solatene, Carotaben, Provatene
Overview
beta-Carotene is an organic compound with the molecular formula C40H56.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C40H56
- Molar mass
- 536.9 g/mol
- Also known as
- beta Carotene, Betacarotene, beta,beta-Carotene, Solatene, Carotaben, Provatene
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C2=C(CCCC2(C)C)C)\C)\C)/C)/C
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C40H56/c1-31(19-13-21-33(3)25-27-37-35(5)23-15-29-39(37,7)8)17-11-12-18-32(2)20-14-22-34(4)26-28-38-36(6)24-16-30-40(38,9)10/h11-14,17-22,25-28H,15-16,23-24,29-30H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,19-13+,20-14+,27-25+,28-26+,31-17+,32-18+,33-21+,34-22+
- PubChem CID
- 5280489
Properties
- Melting Point
- 183 °C (evacuated tube)
Data availability
Not published: Boiling Point, Density, Solubility.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: beta-Carotene (CID 5280489)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): beta-Carotene — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280489#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. 13th Edition, Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 2001., p. 313