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Isophytol

Catalog Number
ACM505328
CAS
505-32-8
Structure
Synonyms
3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-1-hexadecene-3-ol
IUPAC Name
3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadec-1-en-3-ol
Molecular Weight
296.53
Molecular Formula
C20H40O
Canonical SMILES
CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)(C=C)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C20H40O/c1-7-20(6,21)16-10-15-19(5)14-9-13-18(4)12-8-11-17(2)3/h7,17-19,21H,1,8-16H2,2-6H3
InChI Key
KEVYVLWNCKMXJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
309 °C(lit.)
Melting Point
43.4 °C
Flash Point
>230 °F
Purity
98%
Density
0.841 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
Solubility
Very soluble in benzene, ether, ethanol
Appearance
Clear liquid
Application
Isophytol was used to study the acidities and acidity-catalytic activity relationships for sulfonic acid-functionalized ionic liquids with pyridinium cations. Regioselective condesation of trimethylhydroquinone with isophytol produced (±)​-​α-​tocopherol (vitamin E; Tf= CF3SO2)​.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
Complexity
259
Exact Mass
296.307915895
Hazard Statements
H315-H319-H335
Monoisotopic Mass
296.307915895
References
Xing, H., et al.: J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 264, 53 (2007); Hasegawa, A., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 42, 5731 (2003).
Refractive Index
n20/D 1.457(lit.)
Topological Polar Surface Area
20.2 Ų

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