Crocetin
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Surname | Crocetin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 20 H 24 O 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Brief description |
Brick red rhombuses |
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Molar mass | 328.40 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Physical state |
firmly |
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Melting point |
285 ° C |
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solubility |
slightly soluble in water and most organic solvents with the exception of pyridine and similar organic bases |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
Crocetin is the aglycon of crocins .
Occurrence
Crocetin can be obtained from saffron ( Crocus sativus ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on CI 75100 in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on May 24, 2020.
- ↑ a b c d The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals . 14th Edition, Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA, 2006, ISBN 978-0-911910-00-1 , p. 435.
- ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
- ↑ Albert Gossauer: Structure and reactivity of biomolecules . Helvetica Chimica Acta, Zurich 2006, ISBN 978-3-906390-29-1 , p. 141.