Crocetin

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Structural formula
Structural formula of crocetin
General
Surname Crocetin
other names
  • (2 E , 4 E , 6 E , 8 E , 10 E , 12 E , 14 E ) -2,6,11,15-tetramethylhexadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-heptaendicarboxylic acid
  • trans -Crocetin
  • CI 75100 ( INCI )
Molecular formula C 20 H 24 O 4
Brief description

Brick red rhombuses

External identifiers / databases
CAS number
EC number 248-708-0
ECHA InfoCard 100.044.265
PubChem 5281232
ChemSpider 4444644
DrugBank DB05974
Wikidata Q2714546
properties
Molar mass 328.40 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

Melting point

285 ° C

solubility

slightly soluble in water and most organic solvents with the exception of pyridine and similar organic bases

safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling
no classification available
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

Saffron ( crocus sativus )

Crocetin can be obtained from saffron ( Crocus sativus ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry on CI 75100 in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on May 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
  4. ↑ Albert Gossauer: Structure and reactivity of biomolecules . Helvetica Chimica Acta, Zurich 2006, ISBN 978-3-906390-29-1 , p. 141.