tert-Butylhydroquinone
SIAL/07293 - analytical standard
Synonym: 2-
CAS Number: 1948-33-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C10H14O2
Molecular Weight: 166.22
EC Number: 217-752-2
MDL Number: MFCD00002344
Linear Formula: (CH3)3CC6H3-1,4-(OH)2
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | cleaning products cosmetics food and beverages personal care |
| assay | ≥98.0% (GC) |
| autoignition temp. | 855 °F |
| format | neat |
| grade | analytical standard |
| InChI | 1S/C10H14O2/c1-10(2,3)8-6 |
| InChI key | BGNXCDMCOKJUMV-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 127-129 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| SMILES string | CC(C)(C)c1cc(O)ccc1O |
| Application: | tert-Butylhydroquinone may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in soybean biodiesel by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) on glassy carbon (GC) electrode, and in oils, foods, biological fluids, and cosmetics by various chromatography techniques. |
| General description: | tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) is the primary metabolite of butylated hydroxyanisole. It is a widely used food antioxidant that acts by blocking free radicals to prevent the rancidity of oils and fats. TBHQ is also used as an antioxidant in cosmetic products. |
| Symbol |   GHS07,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302 + H312 - H315 - H317 - H319 - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P273 - P280 - P301 + P312 + P330 - P302 + P352 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | 195.8 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 91 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥98.0% (GC) |
| mp | 127-129 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12191503 |