API
Acitretin
Acitretin is listed in the Vencilla catalogue as an active pharmaceutical ingredient for business-to-business sourcing enquiries. Molecular formula C21H26O3; molecular weight 326.4 g/mol (PubChem CID 5284513). Share the required grade, specification, quantity, documentation and destination market with your enquiry.
Product overview
- Product type
- API
- Type
- API
- Vencilla ID
- PRD-100010
Chemical identity
- CAS number
- 55079-83-9
- Molecular formula
- C21H26O3
- Molecular weight
- 326.4 g/mol
- Synonyms
- Acitretine; Acitretina; Acitretinum
- IUPAC name
- (2E,4E,6E,8E)-9-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethylnona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoic acid
- PubChem CID
- 5284513 (opens PubChem in a new tab)
- InChIKey
- IHUNBGSDBOWDMA-AQFIFDHZSA-N
Reference properties
- Colour / form
- Green-yellow crystalline powder (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), US National Library of Medicine)
- Melting point
- 228-230 °C (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), US National Library of Medicine)
- Solubility
- Sparingly soluble in tetrahydrofuran; slightly soluble in acetone, alcohol; very slightly soluble in cyclohexane (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), US National Library of Medicine)
Published literature values for the substance, with their source. They are not a specification of supplied material; the specification for each supply is confirmed with the enquiry.
Technical specification
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References
Reference information researched 2026-10-14.
Documentation
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Market compliance
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