beta-carotene
C40H56
Beta-carotene has the molecular formula C40H56 and a molar mass of 536.9 g/mol and a melting point of 180 °C.
Properties
| Molecular formula | C40H56 |
|---|---|
| Molar mass | 536.9 g/mol |
| Exact (monoisotopic) mass | 536.4382 g/mol |
| Melting point | 180 °C |
| logP (octanol–water) | 13.5 |
| Topological polar surface area | 0 Ų |
| Hydrogen-bond donors / acceptors | 0 / 0 |
| Heavy atoms | 40 |
| InChIKey | OENHQHLEOONYIE-JLTXGRSLSA-N |
| IUPAC name | 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohexene |
Elemental composition
96 atoms across 2 elements, by mass.
| Element | Atoms | Percent by mass |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon (C) | 40 | 89.49% |
| Hydrogen (H) | 56 | 10.51% |
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Molar mass and elemental composition are computed from IUPAC 2021 conventional atomic weights. Formula, exact mass and the computed descriptors come from PubChem, which is US government work and in the public domain. Melting point, boiling point and density come from Wikidata under CC0. Properties with no figure shown are absent from those sources rather than zero.