Compound

4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial

A 1,12-dialdehyde compound having double bonds in the 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, and 10-positions and methyl substituents in the 4- and 9-positions.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:53171), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:53171ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of 4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound
Formula: C14H16O2
Mass: 216.28 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: QXJSYJRWEUENRT-PSAUJTBTSA-N
SMILES: [H]C(=O)/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C([H])=O
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

1 entity

1 entities reached.

0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold

BCO2ProteinUNIPROT:Q9BYV7substrate ofInferred only28 paths7 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Statements

4 statements

4 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: 4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial · Sources: Rhea

Order

4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial is a substrate of BCO2ProteinRhea RHEA:26393Inferred only
4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial is a substrate of BCO2ProteinRhea RHEA:68424Inferred only
4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial is a substrate of BCO2ProteinRhea RHEA:68436Inferred only
4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial is a substrate of BCO2ProteinRhea RHEA:68452Inferred only

Reactions

4 reactions

zeaxanthin+2dioxygen4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial+2(3R)-hydroxy-beta-ionone
Catalysed by BCO2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:26393CC BY 4.0Reference data
(3R)-3-hydroxy-10'-apo-beta-carotenal+dioxygen4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial+(3R)-hydroxy-beta-ionone
Catalysed by BCO2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:68424CC BY 4.0Reference data
(3R,6R)-3-hydroxy-10'-apo-alpha-carotenal+dioxygen(3R,6R)-hydroxy-alpha-ionone+4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial
Catalysed by BCO2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:68436CC BY 4.0Reference data
all-trans-10'-apo-beta-carotenal+dioxygenbeta-ionone+4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial
Catalysed by BCO2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:68452CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

1 name

Resolves to: 4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial

Systematic name: (2E,4E,6E,8E,10E)-4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial