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Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

DL-α-Tocopherol acetate, Vitamin E acetate, all-rac-α-Tocopheryl acetate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C31H52O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
472.74
Beilstein:
97512
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

tocopherol

manufacturer/tradename

USP

density

0.96 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

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

InChI key

ZAKOWWREFLAJOT-CEFNRUSXSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia. Also, for use with USP monographs such as:
  • Vitamin E
  • Vitamin E Capsules
  • Oil-Soluble Vitamins Tablets
  • Oil-Soluble Vitamins Capsules
  • Vitamin E Preparation
  • Oil-Soluble Vitamins Oral Solution
  • Oil-Soluble Vitamins Preparation

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

No data available

Flash Point(C)

No data available


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Vitamin E Preparation
United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary
United States Pharmacopeia, 48(5), 4641-4641 (2019)
Vitamin E Capsules
United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary
United States Pharmacopeia, 48(5), 4639-4639 (2019)
Oil-Soluble Vitamins Oral Solution
United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary
United States Pharmacopeia, 37(6), 5353-5353 (2013)
Vitamin E
United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary
United States Pharmacopeia, 48(5), 4637-4637 (2020)
Hiroyuki Kitajima et al.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 104(2), e82-e89 (2014-11-11)
Methods to improve the mental development of extremely low birthweight (ELBW) children are currently lacking. We assessed the effects of long-term supplementation of alpha-tocopherol on the neurological development of 259 school-aged ELBW children. Extremely low birthweight participants were divided into

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