α-Tocopheryl palmitate

α-Tocopheryl palmitate
Clinical data
Other names	α-Tocopherol palmitate
Routes of; administration	Intramuscular injection
Drug class	Vitamin E
Identifiers
	IUPAC name [2,5,7,8-Tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-3,4-dihydrochromen-6-yl] hexadecanoate;
CAS Number	34562-29-3;
PubChem CID	13691242;
ChemSpider	2341632;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80956071 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.047.340
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C45H80O3
Molar mass	669.132 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1C)CCC(O2)(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C)C)C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C45H80O3/c1-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-31-42(46)47-43-38(6)39(7)44-41(40(43)8)32-34-45(9,48-44)33-25-30-37(5)29-24-28-36(4)27-23-26-35(2)3/h35-37H,10-34H2,1-9H3; Key:GEDVGZULFCXUQL-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

α-Tocopheryl palmitate is the palmitate ester of α-tocopherol and is a form of vitamin E.^[1]^[2] Related compounds include α-tocopheryl acetate and α-tocopheryl succinate.

References

^ Baxter JG, Robeson CD, Taylor JD, Lehman RW (1943). "Natural α-, β- and γ-Tocopherols and Certain Esters of Physiological Interest1". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 65 (5): 918–924. doi:10.1021/ja01245a041. ISSN 0002-7863.
^ Ben-Shabat S, Kazdan Y, Beit-Yannai E, Sintov AC (May 2013). "Use of alpha-tocopherol esters for topical vitamin E treatment: evaluation of their skin permeation and metabolism". The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 65 (5): 652–8. doi:10.1111/jphp.12027. PMID 23600381. S2CID 31085958.

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