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DL-α-Tocopherol acetate

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

• Synonym(s): Vitamin E acetate, all-rac-α-Tocopheryl acetate
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₃₁H₅₂O₃
• CAS Number: 7695-91-2
• Molecular Weight: 472.74
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 97512
• EC Number: 231-710-0
• MDL number: MFCD00072042
• UNSPSC Code: 12352200
• PubChem Substance ID: 329770118

Properties

• grade: certified reference material; TraceCERT^®
• Quality Level: 300
• product line: 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

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: No data available
• flash_point_c: No data available