Compound
δ-tocopherol
A tocopherol in which the chroman-6-ol core is substituted by a methyl group at position 8. It is found particularly in maize (corn) oil and soya bean (soybean) oils.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:47772), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:47772ChEBI
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C27H46O2
- Mass
- 402.663 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- GZIFEOYASATJEH-VHFRWLAGSA-N
- SMILES
- Cc1cc(O)cc2c1O[C@](C)(CCC[C@H](C)CCC[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)CC2
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
Reactions
2 reactions
δ-tocopherolCHEBI:75920
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:37987CC BY 4.0Reference data
δ-tocopherol+S-adenosyl-L-methionineCHEBI:47771+S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:37991CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
16 names
Resolves to: δ-tocopherol
- Also called
- (+)-delta-tocopherol(+)-δ-tocopherol(2R,4'R,8'R)-delta-tocopherol(2R,4'R,8'R)-δ-tocopherol(2R)-2,8-dimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol(2R)-2,8-dimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-6-chromanol(2R)-2,8-dimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]chroman-6-ol(2R)-3,4-dihydro-2,8-dimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol(R,R,R)-delta-tocopherol(R,R,R)-δ-tocopherol8-methyltocoldelta-TocopherolE309RRR-delta-tocopherolRRR-δ-tocopherol
- Systematic name
- (2R)-2,8-dimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-6-ol