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Sigma-Aldrich

2-tert-Butyl-4-ethylphenol

99%

Synonym(s):

2-tert -Butyl-4-ethylphenol, 4-Ethyl-2-tert -butylphenol

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3CC6H3(C2H5)OH
CAS Number:
96-70-8
Molecular Weight:
178.27
EC Number:
202-526-8
MDL number:
MFCD00069413
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24870308
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99%

bp

250 °C (lit.)

mp

28-32 °C (lit.)

density

0.939 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCc1ccc(O)c(c1)C(C)(C)C

InChI

1S/C12H18O/c1-5-9-6-7-11(13)10(8-9)12(2,3)4/h6-8,13H,5H2,1-4H3

InChI key

LZHCVNIARUXHAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

235.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

113 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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T Mizutani et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 69(2), 283-290 (1983-06-30)
A comparative test in mice for pulmonary toxicity between butylated hydroxytoluene (2,6-di-tert.-butyl-4-methylphenol, BHT) and 2,6-di-tert.-butyl-4-[alpha, alpha, alpha-2H3]methylphenol (BHT-d3) showed a significantly lower toxic potency of the latter. The rate of in vitro BHT metabolism to 2,6-di-tert.-butyl-4-methylene-2,5-cyclohexadienone (BHT-QM) was slowed by
Cynthia D Selassie et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 48(23), 7234-7242 (2005-11-11)
In this comprehensive study on the caspase-mediated apoptosis-inducing effect of 51 substituted phenols in a murine leukemia cell line (L1210), we determined the concentrations needed to induce caspase activity by 50% (I50) and utilized these data to develop the following

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