Constituent
Name
all-trans-Retinal
Family
molecular solid
Class
mixed molecular solid
Compound type
organic molecular solid
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Mass fraction State Relevance Comments
$(C_6H_6)_c(CH_3)_3CH=CHC(CH_3)=CHCH=CHC(CH_3)=CH(=O)$ All-trans-Retinal molecule 1.0 pure main
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
$R-CH_3$ 5 main
$R-CH=O$ 1 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$\geq C-C \leq$ 5 main
$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$ 5 main
$\eqslantgtr C-C\eqslantless$ 5 main
$>C=C<$ 5 main
$\geq C-H$ 21 main
$\eqslantgtr C-H$ 7 main
$>C=O$ 1 main
Phase type
unknown
Texture
macromolecular
Molar mass
284.44 $g/mol$
Color
Yellow to Dark Yellow and Orange to Dark Orange