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DL-α-Tocopherol acetate

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

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Synonym(s):
Vitamin E acetate, all-rac-α-Tocopheryl acetate
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C31H52O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
472.74
Beilstein:
97512
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material
TraceCERT®

Quality Level

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

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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

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

No data available

Flash Point(C)

No data available


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Determination of vitamin A, vitamin E, and their esters in tablet preparations using supercritical fluid extraction and HPLC
Scalia S, et al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 84(4), 433-436 (1995)

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