Crystalline tocotrienol esters
AssigneeEastman Chemical Company
InventorJohn Anthony Hyatt
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Abstract
Disclosed is are the palmitate, stearate and 4-phenylbenzoate esters of D-.gamma.-tocotrienol which are the only known derivatives of D-.gamma.-tocotrienol which are crystalline solids and, therefore, may be utilized in the isolation and purification of D-.gamma.-tocotrienol by crystallization and recrystallization procedures.
Claims4
A crystalline ester of D-.gamma.-tocotrienol selected from the group consisting of D-.gamma.-tocotrienyl stearate, D-.gamma.-tocotrienyl palmitate and D-.gamma.-tocotrienyl 4-phenylbenzoate.
Crystalline D-.gamma.-tocotrienyl stearate.
Crystalline D-.gamma.-tocotrienyl palmitate.
Crystalline D-.gamma.-tocotrienyl 4-phenylbenzoate.
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