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

• Catalog No.: A16863
• CAS Number: 128-37-0
• M. F.: C15H24O
• M. W.: 220.35046
• Purity: 99%

SYNONYMS

• Title: 2,6-二-叔-丁基-4-甲基苯酚
• IUPAC name: 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol
• IUPAC Traditional name: ional
• Synonyms: Butylated hydroxytoluene; BHT

DATABASE IDS

• Merck Index: 141548
• MDL Number: MFCD00011644
• Beilstein Number: 1911640
• EC Number: 204-881-4
• CAS Number: 128-37-0

PROPERTIES

• Purity: 99%
• Boiling Point: 264-265°C
• Density: 1.048
• Flash Point: 127°C(260°F)
• Melting Point: 69-72°C
• GHS Hazard statements: H302-H319-H411-H401
• European Hazard Symbols: Irritant (Xi)
• European Hazard Symbols: Nature polluting (N)
• GHS Precautionary statements: P273-P305+P351+P338
• Risk Statements: 36-51/53
• RTECS: GO7875000
• Safety Statements: 26-61
• TSCA Listed: 是
• Hazard Class: 9
• UN Number: UN3077
• Packing Group: III

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).