γ-Tocopherol (gamma-tocopherol) is a tocopherol and one of the chemical compounds that comprise vitamin E. As a food additive, it has E number E308.

γ-Tocopherol[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(2R)-2,7,8-Trimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
93072
ChEBI
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.183 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-201-5
E number E308 (antioxidants, ...)
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C28H48O2/c1-20(2)11-8-12-21(3)13-9-14-22(4)15-10-17-28(7)18-16-25-19-26(29)23(5)24(6)27(25)30-28/h19-22,29H,8-18H2,1-7H3/t21-,22-,28-/m1/s1 ☒N
    Key: QUEDXNHFTDJVIY-DQCZWYHMSA-N ☒N
  • C[C@H](CCC[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)CCC[C@@]2(C)OC1=C(C)C(C)=C(O)C=C1CC2
Properties
C28H48O2
Molar mass 416.68 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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