Retinol

Retinol is an organic compound with the molecular formula C20H30O.

Formula
C20H30O
Molar mass
286.5 g/mol
Also known as
(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-ol, all-trans-Retinol, Agoncal, trans-retinol, Veroftal, Bentavit A, Homagenets Aoral

Overview

Retinol is an organic compound with the molecular formula C20H30O.

Identifiers

Formula
C20H30O
Molar mass
286.5 g/mol
Also known as
(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-ol, all-trans-Retinol, Agoncal, trans-retinol, Veroftal, Bentavit A, Homagenets Aoral
Chemical identifiers
SMILES
CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/CO)/C)/C
InChI
InChI=1S/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+
PubChem CID
445354

Properties

Melting Point
62-64 °C
Boiling Point
137-138 °C at 1X10-6 mm Hg
Data availability

Not published: Density, Solubility.

References

  1. PubChem Compound Summary: Retinol (CID 445354)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem

    Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.

  2. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Retinol — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/445354#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. 1785

  3. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Retinol — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/445354#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, DR (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 81st Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2000, p. 3-310