Abstract
Chemiluminescence from α-tocotrienyl acetate (I), α-tocopheryl acetate (II), and α-tocotrienol (III) oxidation were measured under an O2 flow in the dark. At 60°C, no emission was observed from I. At 100°C, however, I chemiluminesced but not II and E. This suggests I to be rather stable at 60°C but its unsaturated side chain to be oxidized at 100°C. Also, it is possible that an interaction ocurs between the unsaturated side chain and the phenolic hydroxyl group of III.
