Dehydroretinal

Names

IUPAC name 3,4-Didehydroretinal

Systematic IUPAC name (2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexa-1,3-dien-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenal

Other names 3,4-Dehydroretinal; 3,4-Didehydroretinaldehyde

Identifiers

3D model (JSmol)

EC Number207-457-7

PubChem CID

CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

InChI InChI=1S/C20H26O/c1-16(8-6-9-17(2)13-15-21)11-12-19-18(3)10-7-14-20(19,4)5/h6-13,15H,14H2,1-5H3/b9-6+,12-11+,16-8+,17-13+Key: QHNVWXUULMZJKD-OVSJKPMPSA-NInChI=1/C20H26O/c1-16(8-6-9-17(2)13-15-21)11-12-19-18(3)10-7-14-20(19,4)5/h6-13,15H,14H2,1-5H3/b9-6+,12-11+,16-8+,17-13+Key: QHNVWXUULMZJKD-OVSJKPMPBA

SMILES O=C\C=C(\C=C\C=C(\C=C\C1=C(\C=C/CC1(C)C)C)C)C

Properties

Chemical formulaC20H26O

Molar mass282.427 g·mol−1

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Dehydroretinal (3,4-dehydroretinal) is a derivative metabolite of retinal belonging to the group of vitamin A2 as a retinaldehyde form, besides the endogenously present 3,4-dehydroretinol and 3,4-dehydroretinoic acid.

The livers of some freshwater fishes and some fish found in India contain a higher ratio of dehydroretinal to retinal than do other species.

Dehydroretinal

See also