Tokol
Also known as tocopherols
Tocopherols (; TCP) are a class of organic compounds comprising various methylated phenols, many of which have vitamin E activity. Because the vitamin activity was first identified in 1936 from a dietary fertility factor in rats, it was named tocopherol, from Greek and , that is 'to carry a pregnancy', with the ending -ol signifying its status as a chemical alcohol.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C28H48O2
- Molecular weight
- 416.7 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-3,4-dihydrochromen-6-ol
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C=C2CCC(OC2=C1C)(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C)O
- InChIKey
- QUEDXNHFTDJVIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 10.3
- Polar surface area
- 29.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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