69745

δ-Tocotrienol

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): (R)-δ-Tocotrienol, 8-Methyltocotrienol, [R-(E,E)]-3,4-Dihydro-2,8-dimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₂₇H₄₀O₂
• CAS Number: 25612-59-3
• Molecular Weight: 396.61
• NACRES: NA.24
• PubChem Substance ID: 329761921
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• MDL number: MFCD11045309

Properties

• biological source: Elaeis guineensis
• Quality Segment: 100
• grade: analytical standard
• assay: ≥97.0% (HPLC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• color: colorless to amber
• application(s): pharmaceutical (small molecule); 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)CCc2cc(O)cc(C)c2O1
• InChI: 1S/C27H40O2/c1-20(2)10-7-11-21(3)12-8-13-22(4)14-9-16-27(6)17-15-24-19-25(28)18-23(5)26(24)29-27/h10,12,14,18-19,28H,7-9,11,13,15-17H2,1-6H3/b21-12+,22-14+/t27-/m1/s1
• InChI key: ODADKLYLWWCHNB-LDYBVBFYSA-N

Description

General description

δ-Tocotrienol can be found in coconut oil, palm oil, and cereal grains such as barley, oats, wheat and rye.

δ-Tocotrienol is known as one of the homologs of Vitamin E.

Application

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

δ-Tocotrienol may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of δ-tocotrienol in:

• Food samples of vegetable origin by high performance liquid chromatography-fluorescene detection (HPLC-FLD).
• Chicken meat samples by LC-FLD.
• Cereals by normal phase HPLC-FLD.
• Rice bran samples by one-step equilibrium extraction method coupled to reversed-phase HPLC combined with dual wavelength ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) detector.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves