title: Synthesis of alpha-tocopheryl oligosaccharides.
abstract: As effective natural antioxidants, tocopherols and also their esters are frequently added to foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. For increase of polarity, hence solubility in water, a series of alpha-tocopheryl oligosaccharides was synthesised using BF3-etherate. The pure alpha-tocopheryl beta-maltotetraoside as well as the higher homologues proved to be water-soluble.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lahmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thiem
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009904:Optical Rotation; D012995:Solubility; D014810:Vitamin E
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D014810:Vitamin E