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tert-Butylhydroquinone

97%

Synonym(s):

2-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-1,4-benzenediol, NSC 4972

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3CC6H3-1,4-(OH)2
CAS Number:
1948-33-0
Molecular Weight:
166.22
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
24847122
EC Number:
217-752-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
637923
MDL number:
MFCD00002344

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InChI key

BGNXCDMCOKJUMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C10H14O2/c1-10(2,3)8-6-7(11)4-5-9(8)12/h4-6,11-12H,1-3H3

SMILES string

CC(C)(C)c1cc(O)ccc1O

assay

97%

autoignition temp.

855 °F

mp

127-129 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

200

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General description

tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) is a phenolic antioxidant. TBHQ is frequently used as a food preservative. In low concentrations it shows cytoprotective qualities while at higher concentrations it exhibits cytotoxic behavior.

Application

TBHQ was used to study the inactivation of barotolerant strains of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli. Environment friendly electrode materials for supercapacitors were attained by decorating the surface of graphene nanosheets with TBHQ.

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GHS07,GHS09

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

195.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

91 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Yoon-Kyung Chung et al.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea), 46(3), 289-294 (2008-07-08)
Antimicrobial efficacy of ultra-high-pressure (UHP) can be enhanced by application of additional hurdles. The objective of this study was to systematically assess the enhancement in pressure lethality by TBHQ treatment, against barotolerant strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes.
Valentina Metličar et al.
Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 8(10) (2019-10-02)
Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica Houtt.) and Bohemian knotweed (Fallopia x bohemica) are invasive alien plant species, causing great global ecological and economic damage. Mechanical excavation of plant material represents an effective containment method, but it is not economically and environmentally
Negar Gharavi et al.
Current drug metabolism, 8(1), 1-7 (2007-02-03)
Tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ) has been commonly used as a synthetic food antioxidant to prevent oils and fats from oxidative deterioration and rancidity due to its potent anti-lipid peroxidation activity. In North America, the maximum level of tBHQ allowed in fat products
Anna De Blasio et al.
Journal of cellular physiology, 235(2), 629-637 (2019-07-18)
The present study shows that nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) and miR-29b-1-5p are two opposite forces which could regulate the fate of MDA-MB-231 cells, the most studied triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell line. We show that NRF2 activation
Huang-Hui Chen et al.
Free radical biology & medicine, 52(6), 1054-1066 (2012-01-17)
The Nrf2/ARE pathway plays an important role in inducing phase II detoxifying enzymes and antioxidant proteins and has been considered a potential target for cancer chemoprevention because it eliminates harmful reactive oxygen species or reactive intermediates generated from carcinogens. The
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