α-Tocopherol

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Size	Price	Stock	Quantity
100 g	$199	In stock

Category

Phenols

Cat.No.

NP5213

CAS

59-02-9

Product Name

α-Tocopherol

Structure

Product Details

Description

α-Tocopherol is a form of vitamin E that is preferentially absorbed and accumulated in humans. α-Tocopherol shows antioxidation effect. It is a potent inhibitor of phorbol ester induced shape change of erythroand megakaryoblastic leukemia cells. It has the function of whitening, preventing skin aging, regulating endocrine, preventing three high and thrombosis, so it is widely used in food, nutrition and health products and cosmetics, and other fields. It is used for the prevention of abortion caused by vitamin E deficiency, habitual abortion and threatened abortion, and also for the treatment of infertility and nutritional giant cell anemia in infants.

Synonyms

(2R)-3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol; (+)-α-Tocopherol; (all-R)-α-Tocopherol; 5,7,8-Trimethyltocol; Acros; Almefrol; Biopass E 20; d-α-Tocopherol; Optovit; Tocovital; α-Vitamin E

IUPAC Name

(2R)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydrochromen-6-ol

Molecular Weight

430.70

Molecular Formula

C29H50O2

Canonical SMILES

CC1=C(C2=C(CCC(O2)(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C)C(=C1O)C)C

InChI

InChI=1S/C29H50O2/c1-20(2)12-9-13-21(3)14-10-15-22(4)16-11-18-29(8)19-17-26-25(7)27(30)23(5)24(6)28(26)31-29/h20-22,30H,9-19H2,1-8H3/t21-,22-,29-/m1/s1

InChIKey

GVJHHUAWPYXKBD-IEOSBIPESA-N

Melting Point

2.5-3.5°C

Flash Point

253°C

Purity

>98%

Solubility

Soluble in Chloroform (Slightly), Ethanol (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly), Methanol

Appearance

Brownish red to slight yellow oil