pathways (oxidation, substitution, condensation, elimination) than the acidic conditions did. The para-quinones were major reaction products observed for all four tocopherols. Interestingly, if the quinone was substituted at C-5, it rearranged in a Michael-type addition process followed by substitution with a bromonium ion. The absence of a substituent at C-5, the presence of a bromine atom at C-7, or the