Molecular properties
- Formula
- C20H30O
- Molar mass
- 286.50 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 286.2297 Da
- 6
- 1
- 1
- 20.20 Ų
- 5.7 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 68-26-8
- PubChem CID
- 445354
Molecule record
retinol
C20H30O
286.50 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Alcohol
Alkene
Aromatic ring
Phenol
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | 5.7 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- (2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-ol
- (2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-ol
- 68-26-8
- Agoncal
- All-trans retinol
- Antixerophthalmisches Vitamin
- Axerophtholum
- Bentavit A
Show all 23 synonyms
- Homagenets Aoral
- Retinol, all trans-
- Retinolo
- Retinolum
- Ro-a-vit
- Sehkraft A
- Super A
- Testavol S
- Veroftal
- Vitamine A
- Vitaminum A
- Wachstumsvitamin
- all-trans-Retinol
- all-trans-Vitamin A
- trans-retinol
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/CO)/C)/C
- Isomeric 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+
- InChIKey
- FPIPGXGPPPQFEQ-OVSJKPMPSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 445354
Spectroscopy
Tabs appear only for spectra stored with clear provenance.
Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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Peak assignments
3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
1645 cm−1C=C alkene (simulated)
3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for retinol; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for retinol; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.