07205

α-Tocotrienol

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): D-α-Tocotrienol, (R)-α-Tocotrienol, [R-(E,E)]-3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₂₉H₄₄O₂
• CAS Number: 58864-81-6
• Molecular Weight: 424.66
• NACRES: NA.24
• PubChem Substance ID: 329748367
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• MDL number: MFCD11045308

Properties

• biological source: Elaeis guineensis
• Quality Segment: 100
• grade: analytical standard
• assay: ≥97.0% (HPLC)
• form: liquid, viscous liquid
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• color: colorless to amber
• application(s): detection; vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products
• format: neat
• storage temp.: −20°C
• SMILES string: C\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC[C@]1(C)CCc2c(C)c(O)c(C)c(C)c2O1
• InChI: 1S/C29H44O2/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/h12,14,16,30H,9-11,13,15,17-19H2,1-8H3/b21-14+,22-16+/t29-/m1/s1
• InChI key: RZFHLOLGZPDCHJ-XZXLULOTSA-N

Description

General description

α-Tocotrienol is one of the isomers of vitamin E.

Application

α-Tocotrienol may be used as a reference standard for the analysis of α-Tocotrienol in cereals, in chicken meat and various food samples by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) equipped with fluorescence detection and in hazelnuts by normal phase HPLC combined with diode array detector (DAD).

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 2
• Flash Point (°F): Not applicable
• Flash Point (°C): Not applicable
• PPE (personal protective equipment): Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)