C10H14O2
166.22 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
Tert-Butylhydroquinone
CAS1948-33-0EC217-752-2
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Aromatic
Primary Use
antioxidant for fats and oils
tert-Butylhydroquinone is a white to light tan crystalline powder with a very slight aromatic odor. It is primarily used as an antioxidant to prevent rancidity in fats and oils in food and other products.
antioxidant for fats and oils in food at concentrations up to 0.02%ingredient in cosmetics at concentrations of 0.1 to 1.0%antioxidant in pesticide formulations including agricultural uses
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CAS 1948-33-0
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-tert-butylbenzene-1,4-diol
InChIKey
BGNXCDMCOKJUMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(C)(C)C1=C(C=CC(=C1)O)O
Synonyms (48)
- E-319
- EYK
- MTBHQ
- TBHQ
- 2-t-Butyl-1,4-benzenediol
- 2-t-Butylhydroquinone
- 2-tert-Butyl(1,4)hydroquinone
- 2-tert-Butyl-1,4-benzenediol
- 2-tert-Butylhydroquinone
- 2-tert-butylbenzene-1,4-diol
- 2-tertiary-butylhydroquinone
- Banox 20BA
- Butylhydroquinone, t-
- Butylhydroquinone, tert-
- Eastman MTBHQ
- HYDROQUINONE,TERTIARY BUTYL
- Hydroquinone, t-butyl-
- Hydroquinone, tert-butyl-
- INS NO.319
- Mono-tert-butylhydroquinone
- Sustane
- Sustane TBHQ
- T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE
- TBHQ (Standard)
- TBHQ/tert-Butylhydroquinone
- Tenox 20
- Tenox TBHO
- Tenox TBHQ
- Tenox TBHQTBHQ
- Tert-butyl hydroquinone TBHQ
- tert-Butyl-1,4-benzenediol
- tert-Butylhydrochinone
- tert-Butylhydroquinon
- tert-Butylhydroquinone
- tertiary-Butylhydroquinone