Home/Compounds/Food Additive/Alpha-tocopherol

C₂₉H₅₀O₂

430.7 g/mol

Food AdditiveWarning

VITAMIN E

CAS59-02-9EC215-798-8

Category

Food Additive

Compound Class

Natural Product

Primary Use

antioxidant and vitamin supplement

Vitamin E is the common name for alpha-tocopherol, a naturally occurring stereoisomer found particularly in sunflower and olive oils. It functions primarily as an antioxidant and serves as a vitamin supplement.

antioxidant in vegetable oils and shorteningvitamin E supplementanimal feed additive

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Related Compounds

StrongSame Parent

Vitamin E

Antioxidant and vitamin E supplement

ApplicationSame Use

D-α-tocopherol acetate

antioxidant and vitamin supplement

ReferenceSame Category

Folic acid

Vitamin nutritional factor

ReferenceSame Category

Potassium 2,4-hexadienoate

food preservative and antimicrobial agent

ReferenceSame Category

Betaine hydrochloride

gastric acidifier supplement

ReferenceSame Category

Iron(II) lactate

food color and hematinic

Referencestereoisomer of

DL-α-tocopherol

antioxidant and vitamin E supplement

Referencestereoisomer of

Vitamin E-D6

research compound

Safety Reference

Harmful

Warning

H317May cause an allergic skin reaction

Identifiers

IUPAC Name

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

InChIKey

GVJHHUAWPYXKBD-IEOSBIPESA-N

SMILES

CC1=C(C2=C(CC[C@@](O2)(C)CCC[C@H](C)CCC[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)C(=C1O)C)C

Synonyms (121)