161023-01-4

Basic information

• Product Name: β-carotene
• Synonyms: β-carotene
• CAS NO: 161023-01-4
• Molecular Weight: 536.885
• Mol File: 161023-01-4.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: β-carotene(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: β-carotene(161023-01-4)
• EPA Substance Registry System: β-carotene(161023-01-4)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 161023-01-4(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 1186310-32-6 C₆₈H₈₈O₈S₄ 
• 68-26-8 RETINOL 
• 108-88-3 toluene 

Downstream Products

• 7481-64-3 all-trans lutein 
• 514-78-3 canthaxanthin 
• 28999-90-8 β-carotene-4,4'-dione 
• 2408-37-9 2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexan-1-one 
• 79-77-6 (E)-β-ionone 
• 432-25-7 2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-enecarbaldehyde 
• 7235-40-7 beta-carotene 
• 752-24-9 3,4,3',4'-tetradehydro-β,β-carotene 
• 640-49-3 4,9,13-trimethyl-15-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-enyl)pentadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-heptaenal 

Relevant articles and documents

SULFONE COMPOUND AND CAROTENOID MANUFACTURING METHOD USING SAID COMPOUND

The present invention relates to a process for producing a sulfone compound of the following formula (3), characterized in that an allyl sulfone compound of the formula (1) and an allyl halide compound of the formula (2) are reacted in an organic solvent in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide and a phase-transfer catalyst: wherein A is CH2 or C=O; Ar is an aryl group optionally having 1 to 3 substitutents; and the wavy line means that the steric relation to the double bond which the wavy line is bound to is of E-form, Z-form or a mixture of E/Z; wherein X is a halogen atom; and the wavy line means the same as defined above; and wherein A, Ar and the wavy line mean the same as defined above. The present invention also relates to a process for producing a carotenoid from the same sulfone compound.