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WE have described1 the synthesis of a compound, obtained by letting phytyl-bromide react with trimethyl-hydroquinone. We also expressed the opinion that this substance might be the racemic form of α-tocopherol.
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Helv. chim. Acta, 21, 520 (1938).
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KARRER, P., FRITZSCHE, H., RINGIER, B. et al. Synthesis of α-Tocopherol (Vitamin E). Nature 141, 1057 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/1411057d0
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