Product Details
Category
Antioxidant Cosmetic Chemicals
Molecular Formula
C31H52O3
Synonyms
Vitamin E acetate, all-rac-α-Tocopheryl acetate
Solubility
Practically insoluble in water, freely soluble in acetone, in anhydrous ethanol and in fatty oils.
Application
DL-α-Tocopherol acetate has been used to study it effect on blood pressure and lipidic profile in streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus rats. It has also been used as a standard in α-tocopherol analysis using plasma sample and mature fresh tobacco leaves.
Boiling Point
224 °C0.3 mm Hg(lit.)
Density
0.96 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)
Product Description
α-Tocopherol is a predominant form of vitamin E in human and animal tissues and also in leaf chloroplasts. It is the major form in supplements. DL-α-Tocopherol acetate is considered as the only storage form of vitamin E.
Molecular Weight (g/mol)
472.74
Vapor Pressure
16.3 (vs air)
Physical State
Viscous Liquid
Refractive Index
n20/D 1.497
InChI Key
ZAKOWWREFLAJOT-CEFNRUSXSA-N
SMILES
CC(C)CCC[C@@H](C)CCC[C@@H](C)CCC[C@]1(C)CCc2c(C)c(OC(C)=O)c(C)c(C)c2O1
InChI
1S/C31H52O3/c1-21(2)13-10-14-22(3)15-11-16-23(4)17-12-19-31(9)20-18-28-26(7)29(33-27(8)32)24(5)25(6)30(28)34-31/h21-23H,10-20H2,1-9H3/t22-,23-,31-/m1/s1
Water Solubility
Immiscible with water.
Color
Colorless to dark yellow