Project Description

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

PRODUCT

D-Alpha Tocopherol

CAS #

59-02-9

SYNONYM

Vitamin E; 2H-1-Benzopyran-6-ol, 3,4-dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-, (2R)-

FORMULA

C29H50O2

APPEARANCE

Reddish brown to pale yellow or clear viscous oily liquid

SPECIFIC ROTATION

> +24 Degrees

ASSAY

> 99.0%

HEAVY METALS

< 10 mg/kg

COLIFORMS

< 1000 cfu/g

CONCLUSION

Conforms to USP30

MELTING POINT

2.5-3.5 c

ODOR

lt. yel. to red visc. oil, nearly odorless

MOLECULAR WEIGHT

430.72

FLASH POINT

(cc) 93 c

BOILING POINT

200 c

DENSITY

0.950 (254 c)

PRACTICALLY INSOLUBLE

in water

FREELY SOLUBLE

in oils, fats, acetone, alcohol, chloroform, ether

NOTES

Also known as Vitamin E, D-Alpha Tocopherol comes available as a high-purity oil suitable for vitamin and nutritional supplements.

 

It is also used in personal care products such as skin lotions and facial creams.

 

Try Vitamin C also for your nutritional supplements.

 

Making a skin cream?  Look at our list of surfactants!

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