Substance

ID:718513

2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol

Names and Identifiers
IUPAC name
2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol
IUPAC Traditional name
ional
Synonyms
Butylated hydroxytolueneBHT2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol2,6-二-叔-丁基-4-甲基苯酚
Registration numbers
Beilstein Number
CAS Number
EC Number
MDL Number
Merck Index
Properties
Physical Property
Melting Point
69-72°C
Density
1.048
Boiling Point
264-265°C
Flash Point
127°C(260°F)
Safety Information
European Hazard Symbols
Nature polluting Nature polluting (N)
Irritant Irritant (Xi)
Packing Group
III
Risk Statements
36-51/53
Hazard Class
9
RTECS
GO7875000
Safety Statements
26-61
UN Number
UN3077
GHS Hazard statements
H302-H319-H411-H401
GHS Pictograms
GHS07
Acute toxicity (oral, dermal, inhalation), category 4
Skin irritation, category 2
Eye irritation, category 2
Skin sensitisation, category 1
Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Single exposure, category 3
GHS09
Hazardous to the aquatic environment
Acute hazard, category1
Chronic hazard, categories 1,2
GHS Precautionary statements
P273-P305+P351+P338
TSCA Listed
Product Information
Purity
99%
Molecule Details
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Molecular Spectra
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References
• Radical inhibitor and antioxidant, readily soluble in nonpolar media. Finds widespread use in the inhibition of peroxide formation in ether solvents and also as a preservative/ antioxidant for unsaturated oils and fats in the food, synthetic rubber and paint industries.
• Source of t-butyl group in aromatic substitution reactions. For reviews of the use of t-butyl as a positional protecting group for aromatic substitution reactions, readily removable with, e.g. AlCl 3 in toluene, see: Org. Prep. Proced. Int., 8, 51 (1976); Synthesis, 921 (1979).