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3,3′,5,5′-Tetrabromobisphenol A

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

4,4′-Isopropylidenebis(2,6-dibromophenol), TBBPA

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH3)2C[C6H2(Br)2OH]2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
543.87
Beilstein:
1889048
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥97% (HPLC)
96.5-103.5% (wt.)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

177-183 °C
178-181 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

CC(C)(c1cc(Br)c(O)c(Br)c1)c2cc(Br)c(O)c(Br)c2

InChI

1S/C15H12Br4O2/c1-15(2,7-3-9(16)13(20)10(17)4-7)8-5-11(18)14(21)12(19)6-8/h3-6,20-21H,1-2H3

InChI key

VEORPZCZECFIRK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

3,3′,5,5′-Tetrabromobisphenol A is a brominated derivative of bisphenol A commonly used as a flame retardant. It finds applications in a variety of consumer products ranging from fabrics to plastics and electronics. Its removal from the aquatic environment using the environmental-friendly chitosan (CS)/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanofibrous membranes is reported.

Application

3,3′,5,5′-Tetrabromobisphenol A may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in air samples and sediment/sludge samples using chromatography techniques.
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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Pictograms

Health hazardEnvironment

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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An environmentally-friendly enzyme-based nanofibrous membrane for 3, 3?, 5, 5?-tetrabromobisphenol removal
Xu R, et al.
Royal Society of Chemistry Advances, 5(79), 64091-64097 (2015)
Terminal elimination half-lives of the brominated flame retardants TBBPA, HBCD, and lower brominated PBDEs in humans.
Geyer, Harald J., et al.
Organohalogen compounds, 66, 3867-3872 (2004)
Shigeyuki Kitamura et al.
Life sciences, 76(14), 1589-1601 (2005-02-01)
The thyroid hormone-disrupting activity of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a flame retardant, and related compounds was examined. TBBPA, tetrachlorobisphenol A (TCBPA), tetramethylbisphenol A (TMBPA) and 3,3'-dimethylbisphenol A (DMBPA) markedly inhibited the binding of triiodothyronine (T3; 1 x 10(-10) M) to thyroid
Yuanhong Zhong et al.
Water research, 46(15), 4633-4644 (2012-07-13)
Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a widely used brominated flame retardant, could negatively affect various aspects of mammalian and human physiology, which triggers effective techniques for its removal. In this work, the degradation characteristics of TBBPA in heterogeneous UV/Fenton reaction catalyzed by
J B Fini et al.
Endocrinology, 153(10), 5068-5081 (2012-09-13)
Thyroid hormone (TH) is essential for vertebrate brain development. Most research on TH and neuronal development focuses on late development, mainly the perinatal period in mammals. However, in human infants neuromotor development correlates best with maternal TH levels in the

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