
Trolox
Trolox is a chromanol that is 6-hydroxychromane which is substituted by a carboxy group at position 2 and by methyl groups at positions 2, 5, 7, and 8. A cell-permeable, water-soluble analogue of vitamin E, it is used as a standard for measuring the antioxidant capacity of complex mixtures. It has a role as a ferroptosis inhibitor, an antioxidant, a radical scavenger, a neuroprotective agent and a Wnt signalling inhibitor. It is a chromanol, a monocarboxylic acid and a member of phenols. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-3,4-dihydrochromene-2-carboxylic acid
- Molecular formula
- C14H18O4
- Molecular weight
- 250.29 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 250.12050905 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 66.8 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
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