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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2011-09-21 00:17:42 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2019-11-26 03:21:05 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB022669</accession>
  <name>alpha-CEHC</name>
  <description>2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(2'-carboxyethyl)-6-hydroxychroman (alpha-CEHC) has been identified as a major water-soluble metabolite of vitamin E, which circulates in the blood and is excreted with the urine. (PMID 12420750) [HMDB]</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>2,5,7,8-Tetramethyl-2-(2'-carboxyethyl)-6-hydroxychroman</synonym>
    <synonym>6-Hydroxy-2-(2-carboxylethyl)-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman</synonym>
    <synonym>6-Hydroxy-2-carboxylethyl-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman</synonym>
    <synonym>6-Hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-chromanpropionic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>alpha-CEHC</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C16H22O4</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>278.3435</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>278.151809192</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>3-(6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-2-yl)propanoic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>α-cehc</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>4072-32-6</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>CC1=C(C)C2=C(CCC(C)(CCC(O)=O)O2)C(C)=C1O</smiles>
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  <taxonomy>
    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 1-benzopyrans. These are organic aromatic compounds that 1-benzopyran, a bicyclic compound made up of a benzene ring fused to a pyran, so that the oxygen atom is at the 1-position.</description>
    <direct_parent>1-benzopyrans</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organoheterocyclic compounds</super_class>
    <class>Benzopyrans</class>
    <sub_class>1-benzopyrans</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Alkyl aryl ethers</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Benzenoids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxacyclic compounds</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
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      <substituent>1-benzopyran</substituent>
      <substituent>Alkyl aryl ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzenoid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxacycle</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
      <external_descriptor>a small molecule</external_descriptor>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <state>Solid</state>
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      <value>2.90</value>
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    </property>
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      <value>-3.13</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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      <kind>solubility</kind>
      <value>2.06e-01 g/l</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>CC1=C(C)C2=C(CCC(C)(CCC(O)=O)O2)C(C)=C1O</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>C16H22O4</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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  <chebi_id/>
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      <name>Anatidae</name>
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