Lycopene (data page)

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[edit] Material Safety Data Sheet

The handling of this chemical may incur notable safety precautions. It is highly recommend that you seek the Material Safety Datasheet (MSDS) for this chemical from a reliable source such as SIRI, and follow its directions.

[edit] Structure and properties

All-trans-lycopene with canonical numbering:

Several common geometric isomers of lycopene, in total there are 72 possibilities
Several common geometric isomers of lycopene, in total there are 72 possibilities
Structure and properties
Index of refraction, nD  ?
Dielectric constant, εr  ? ε0 at ? °C
Bond strength  ?
Bond length  ?
Bond angle  ?
Magnetic susceptibility  ?


[edit] Spectral data

To date, no X-ray crystal structure of lycopene has been reported.

UV spectra of lycopene in hexane. A typical carotenoid, lycopene displays three absorbance maxima. A peak at 360 nm indicates the presence of cis-isomers
UV spectra of lycopene in hexane. A typical carotenoid, lycopene displays three absorbance maxima. A peak at 360 nm indicates the presence of cis-isomers
UV-Vis
λmax 443, 471, 502 nm in hexane
Extinction coefficient, ε 1.72 × 105 L•mol-1•cm-1[1]
IR
Major absorption bands  ? cm−1
NMR
Proton NMR  
Carbon-13 NMR  
Other NMR data  
MS
Masses of
main fragments		  

[edit] References

  1. ^ For hexane:CH2Cl2 98:2 v/v

Except where noted otherwise, data relate to standard ambient temperature and pressure.

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