CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Clear, viscous, pale yellowish or orange oil which oxidises and darkens on exposure to air or light |
|---|---|
| Melting Point | < 25 °C |
| Refractive Index | [n]D/20 1,500-1,504 |
| Kovats Retention Index | 2889 |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 402.7 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | 10 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 12 |
| Exact Mass | 402.349780706 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 402.349780706 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 29.5 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 29 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 448 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 3 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Delta-tocopherol is a tocopherol in which the chroman-6-ol core is substituted by a methyl group at position 8. It is found particularly in maize (corn) oil and soya bean (soybean) oils. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a food antioxidant. It is a vitamin E and a tocopherol.