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DL-α-Tocopherol acetate

Name: <SC>DL</SC>-α-Tocopherol acetate
Brand: SIAL

certified reference material, TraceCERT^®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

Synonym(s):

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

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₃₁H₅₂O₃

CAS Number:

7695-91-2

Molecular Weight:

472.74

UNSPSC Code:

41116107

NACRES:

NA.24

PubChem Substance ID:

329770118

EC Number:

231-710-0

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

97512

MDL number:

MFCD00072042

eCl@ss:

25140904

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Properties

Quality Segment

300

product line

TraceCERT^®

grade

certified reference material, TraceCERT^®

form

viscous liquid

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

manufacturer/tradename

Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable

density

0.96 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

format

neat

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

Description

General description

DL-α-Tocopherol acetate is a stable ester form of vitamin E, widely used in the formulation of cosmetics for the prevention or correction of skin damage.

This certified reference material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17034. This CRM is traceable to primary material from an NMI, e.g. NIST or NMIJ.
Certified content by quantitative NMR incl. uncertainty and expiry date are given on the certificate.
Download your certificate at: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.

This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food.

Application

DL-α-Tocopherol acetate may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in cosmetic products using high-performance liquid chromatography technique.

Legal Information

TraceCERT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point (°F)

No data available

Flash Point (°C)