89673-72-3

Basic information

• Product Name: â,E-Carotene-3,3'-diol,(3R,3'S,6'S)-
• CAS NO: 89673-72-3
• Molecular Weight: 568.883
• Mol File: 89673-72-3.mol
• Article Data: 9

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: â,E-Carotene-3,3'-diol,(3R,3'S,6'S)- (CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: â,E-Carotene-3,3'-diol,(3R,3'S,6'S)- (89673-72-3)
• EPA Substance Registry System: â,E-Carotene-3,3'-diol,(3R,3'S,6'S)- (89673-72-3)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 89673-72-3(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 127-40-2 lutein 
• 116-30-3 4',5'-didehydro-4,5'-retro-β,β-carotene-3,3'-dione 
• 23984-55-6 (3R,6'R)-3-hydroxy-β,ε-caroten-3'-one 

Downstream Products

• 23984-55-6 (3R,6'R)-3-hydroxy-β,ε-caroten-3'-one 

Relevant articles and documents

Combination of carotenoids and epi-lutein

The invention describes the preparation and use of carotenoid and epi-lutein compositions to treat various ocular diseases.

Total synthesis of (3R,3′R,6′R)-lutein and its stereoisomers

(Chemical Equation Presented) (3R,3′R,6′R)-Lutein (1) is a major dietary carotenoid that is abundant in most fruits and vegetables commonly consumed in the U.S. and that accumulates in the human plasma, major organs, and ocular tissues. Numerous epidemiol

Selective hydrogenation of carotenones II.? Reduction of rhodoxanthin to lutein and zeaxanthin, and of canthaxanthin to a dihydro-retro-carotenediol by tellurium hydride

Racemic lutein and racemic zeaxanthin have been prepared from rhodoxanthin by reduction with tellurium hydride. Similarly, canthaxanthin was transformed into a retro-carotenediol. Acta Chemica Scandinivica 1996.