Keywords: Isorenieratene-2D-skeletal.png Skeletal formula of the isorenieratene molecule C<sub>40</sub>H<sub>48</sub> mol wt 528 809 g/mol CAS 524-01-6 Isorenieratene is a carotenoid that is only produced by the brown-coloured strains of photosynthetic green sulfur bacteria family Chlorobiaceae Structure from http //dx doi org/10 1016/S0016-7037 01 00549-X Geochim Cosmochim Acta 2001 61 1557-1571 First total synthesis http //dx doi org/10 1246/bcsj 32 1171 Bull Chem Soc Jpn 1959 32 1171 “1173 Structure drawn in http //www cambridgesoft com/software/details/ ds 2 dsv 73 ChemDraw Ultra 11 0 Own 2009-03-03 Ben Mills Benjah-bmm27 Images by Ben Mills Carotenoids Trimethylbenzenes |