C28H48O2
416.7 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
BETA-TOCOPHEROL
CAS148-03-8EC205-708-5
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
vitamin E food component
Beta-tocopherol is a tocopherol in which the chroman-6-ol core is substituted by methyl groups at positions 5 and 8. It is found in low concentrations in many vegetable oils, with cottonseed oil being a significant source, and it functions as a plant metabolite and a vitamin E food component.
vitamin E food componentplant metabolite
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H302Harmful if swallowed
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2R)-2,5,8-trimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydrochromen-6-ol
InChIKey
WGVKWNUPNGFDFJ-DQCZWYHMSA-N
SMILES
CC1=CC(=C(C2=C1O[C@](CC2)(C)CCC[C@H](C)CCC[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)C)O
Synonyms (44)
- (?)-?-Tocopherol
- (rel)-|?-Tocopherol
- (rel)-|A-Tocopherol
- .BETA.-TOCOPHEROL, DL-
- 5,8-Dimethyltocol
- ?-D-Tocopherol
- BETA-TOCOPHEROL
- Cumotocopherol
- DL-beta-Tocopherol
- J1.282.204I
- J1.604.281A
- J236.825K
- Neotocophero
- Neotocopherol
- RRR-BETA-TOCOPHEROL
- Tocopherol, beta-
- VITAMIN E (BETA TOCOTRIENOL)
- beta-D-Tocopherol
- d-beta-Tocopherol
- p-Xylotocopherol