9498. δ-Tocopherol
Nomenclature
CAS number: 119-13-1
(2R)-3,4-Dihydro-2,8-dimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol; 8-methyltocol. C27H46O2; mol wt 402.65.
C 80.54%, H 11.52%, O 7.95%.
Description and references
One of the naturally occurring forms of vitamin E, q.v. Isoln from soybean oil: Stern et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 69, 869 (1947). Synthesis: Green et al., J. Chem. Soc. 1959, 3374; GB 900085 (1961 to Hoffmann-La Roche).
