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50202

Tetrahydrocurcumin

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3,5-heptanedione

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H24O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
372.41
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3485469
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

assay

≥95.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

SMILES string

COc1cc(CCC(=O)CC(=O)CCc2ccc(O)c(OC)c2)ccc1O

InChI

1S/C21H24O6/c1-26-20-11-14(5-9-18(20)24)3-7-16(22)13-17(23)8-4-15-6-10-19(25)21(12-15)27-2/h5-6,9-12,24-25H,3-4,7-8,13H2,1-2H3

InChI key

LBTVHXHERHESKG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Tetrahydrocurcumin is a colorless compound and a major metabolite of curcumin, which is known to possess antioxidant activity and inhibitory effects on tertiary butyl hydroperoxide-induced lipid peroxidation. It can be obtained via hydrogenation of curcumin in the presence of platinum(IV)oxide.

Application

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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: curcuma


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

385.2 °F

flash_point_c

196.2 °C



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