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Tocopherol vs Chromane - What's the difference?

tocopherol | chromane |

As nouns the difference between tocopherol and chromane

is that tocopherol is any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin e, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain while chromane is (organic compound) a bicyclic heterocycle in which a benzene ring is fused to one of dihydro-pyran; it is the base unit of tocopherols.

tocopherol

English

Noun

(wikipedia tocopherol) (en noun)
  • Any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain.

    • Synonyms

    * when used as an antioxidant

    chromane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A bicyclic heterocycle in which a benzene ring is fused to one of dihydro-pyran; it is the base unit of tocopherols

    • Derived terms

    * isochromane

    Synonyms

    * chroman

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