1.0 2016-05-25 02:48:48 UTC 2026-05-14 19:42:18 UTC Alpha tocopherol SmallMolecule Alpha tocopherol (C29H50O2) is a compound with an average molecular weight of 430.72 g/mol. Alpha tocopherol belongs to the quinone and hydroquinone lipids, a subclass of prenol lipids within the organic compounds. Industrially, it is utilized as a fragrance, preservative, softener, and conditioner, as well as an antioxidant (PMC10855613, PMC3257702, PMC4104792, PMC4428026, PMC5651431, PMC7550371, PMC8980384). It also serves as a biological antioxidant (PMC10855613, PMC3257702, PMC4104792, PMC4428026, PMC5651431, PMC7550371, PMC8980384) and an environmental nutrient (PMC3257702). The compound is found in or released from 29 recorded sources. These include household cleaning and consumer products such as bleaching agents, perfumes within detergents and soaps, cigar cigarettes, non electric simulated smoking devices, and other smoking requisites. It is also associated with food, food processing and cookware, specifically food preservation and the preparation of malt, vinegar, wine or sparkling wine, as well as fermentation processes for beer. Additionally, it is found in electrical and electronic equipment, including antennas, coils, electric hearing aids, communication cables or conductors, and conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials. Regarding health effects, alpha tocopherol is associated with lung disease (PMC4384764), heart disease (PMC6259353), and atherosclerosis (PMC7932781). It is linked to a decrease in asthma (PMC4299629, PMC9025817) and cancer (PMC2763252, PMC3257702). Furthermore, it is used as a treatment for male infertility (PMC9005387) and epilepsy (PMC4428026), and it has a therapeutic effect on myocardial infarction (PMC4315737). α-tocopherol C29H50O2 430.717 430.38108085 2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol vita E 10191-41-0 CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC1(C)CCC2=C(C)C(O)=C(C)C(C)=C2O1 InChI=1S/C29H50O2/c1-20(2)12-9-13-21(3)14-10-15-22(4)16-11-18-29(8)19-17-26-25(7)27(30)23(5)24(6)28(26)31-29/h20-22,30H,9-19H2,1-8H3 GVJHHUAWPYXKBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Organic compounds Lipids and lipid-like molecules Prenol lipids Quinone and hydroquinone lipids Tocopherols 1-benzopyrans Alkyl aryl ethers Benzenoids Diterpenoids Hydrocarbon derivatives Oxacyclic compounds 1-benzopyran Alkyl aryl ether Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound Benzenoid Benzopyran Chromane Diterpenoid Ether Hydrocarbon derivative Organic oxygen compound Organoheterocyclic compound Organooxygen compound Oxacycle Tocopherol Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds vitamin E Detected and Not Quantified DL-alpha-Tocopherol Drug Metabolism Action Pathway SMP0145136 logp 10.51 logp 8.84 ALOGPS logs -7.79 ALOGPS solubility 7.04e-06 g/l ALOGPS logp 10.51 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic 10.8 ChemAxon pka_strongest_basic -4.9 ChemAxon iupac 2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol ChemAxon average_mass 430.717 ChemAxon mono_mass 430.38108085 ChemAxon smiles CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC1(C)CCC2=C(C)C(O)=C(C)C(C)=C2O1 ChemAxon formula C29H50O2 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C29H50O2/c1-20(2)12-9-13-21(3)14-10-15-22(4)16-11-18-29(8)19-17-26-25(7)27(30)23(5)24(6)28(26)31-29/h20-22,30H,9-19H2,1-8H3 ChemAxon inchikey GVJHHUAWPYXKBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 29.46 ChemAxon refractivity 135.37 ChemAxon polarizability 56.18 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 12 ChemAxon acceptor_count 2 ChemAxon donor_count 1 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon #<HealthEffect::ActiveRecord_Associations_CollectionProxy:0x00007f3bcfbb3980> DB14476 2116