Vitamin A acetate by Research Lab Fine Chem Industries is a high grade reagent. Also known as Retinyl acetate, this is the acetate ester of retinol, the natural form of vitamin A. The reagent is available as a powder. It has a melting point of 57 to 58 C. While it is stable under general conditions, this reagent is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

• CAS No.: 127-47-9
• Quantity Provided: 100 gm per bottle
• Molecular formula: C22H32O2
• Molecular weight: 328.49

Vitamin A acetate has a variety of applications in chemical and biological sectors. This reagent finds applications in the organic synthesis of various derivative compounds. Vitamin A acetate is used as a nutritional supplement, to fortify foods. This compound furthermore has potential antineoplastic and chemo-preventive activities. Vitamin A acetate is also a target in many biochemical and metabolic studies. This reagent is suitable for industrial synthesis of products and research applications.