SHEET /m/retinal · PubChem CID 1070 · REV 2026.07
marquee
Retinal
from sourceC20H28O · 284.4 g/mol
What is Retinal?
The light-sensitive form of vitamin A. A photon hitting this molecule in your retina bends it, and that bend is the first step of seeing. from source
CategoryNutrient
Chemical familyAldehydes
LeaderboardsBiggest
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
SMILES
CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=O)C)CKeep roaming
Where Retinal leads
Relatedcomputed
11-cis retinal100% similarBoth carry an aldehyde group.β-Carotene84% similarIsotretinoin77% similarNo functional group in common: Isotretinoin carries a carboxylic acid group, while Retinal carries an aldehyde group.Tretinoin77% similarNo functional group in common: Tretinoin carries a carboxylic acid group, while Retinal carries an aldehyde group.Retinol73% similarNo functional group in common: Retinol carries an alcohol group, while Retinal carries an aldehyde group.β-Ionone61% similarNo functional group in common: β-Ionone carries a ketone group, while Retinal carries an aldehyde group.