α-Tocopheryl acetate

α-Tocopheryl acetate (alpha-tocopherol acetate), also known as vitamin E acetate, is a form of <a href="/facts/Vitamin_E/UcL1ghae">vitamin E</a> with D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate as the natural form and DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate as the synthetic form. DL-indicates the synthetic form where as D- indicates the natural form. It is the <a href="/facts/Ester/FoUAIIw4">ester</a> of <a href="/facts/Acetic_acid/uyBKA2Pd">acetic acid</a> and <a href="/facts/%CE%91-tocopherol/282DKPjz">α-tocopherol</a>.
The <a href="/facts/U.S._Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention/NmoJNDV5">U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a> says that vitamin E acetate is a very strong culprit of concern in the <a href="/facts/2019%E2%80%9320_vaping_lung_illness_outbreak/EAm4bzD5">2019 outbreak</a> of <a href="/facts/Vaping-associated_pulmonary_injury/sJ3loDqg">vaping-associated pulmonary injury</a> (VAPI), but there is not yet sufficient evidence to rule out contributions from other chemicals. Vaporization of this ester produces toxic <a href="/facts/Pyrolysis/h1cEegI7">pyrolysis</a> products.

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α-Tocopheryl acetate