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Home/Compounds/Industrial Chemical/4-tert-butylphenol
C10H14O
150.22 g/mol
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4-tert-Butylphenol

CAS98-54-4EC202-679-0
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Intermediate for resins and antioxidants

4-tert-Butylphenol is an organic compound primarily used as an intermediate in the production of resins and antioxidants. It is a key component in the manufacture of p-tert-butylphenol-formaldehyde resin, a thermoplastic phenol-formaldehyde resin widely used in adhesives for bonding leather and rubber, including in the production of shoes.

Intermediate for resin and antioxidant productionComponent in phenol-formaldehyde adhesives for leather and rubber bondingManufacture of shoe adhesives

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Safety Reference

Corrosive
Corrosive
Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Danger
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H401Toxic to aquatic life
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
Regulatory Compliance2
  • EU REACH SVHCEURegulation
    Listed· listed since 2019-07-16Source
  • CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
    Listed· listed since 2015-05-01Source

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for 4-tert-Butylphenol (CAS 98-54-4) is 2907.19.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2907.19

EU CN code (8-digit)

2907 19 90

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

4-tert-butylphenol

InChIKey

QHPQWRBYOIRBIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC(C)(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)O

Synonyms (33)
  • PTBP
  • 1-Hydroxy-4-tert-butylbenzene
  • 4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)phenol
  • 4-Tert-Butylpheno
  • 4-t-Butylphenol
  • 4-tert-Butylphenol
  • 4-tert-Butylphenol-d9
  • 4-tertiary-butylphenol
  • Butylphen
  • Caswell No. 130E
  • FEMA 3918
  • Lowinox 070
  • Lowinox PTBT
  • Lowinox TBMX
  • PARA-TERT-BUTYLPHENOL
  • Phenol, 4-tert-butyl-
  • Phenol, p-tert-butyl-
  • Ucar butylphenol 4-T
  • Ucar butylphenol 4-T flake
  • p-t-Butyl phenol
  • p-terc.Butylfenol
  • p-terc.Butylfenol [Czech]
  • p-tert-Butylphenol
  • p-tertiary butylphenol
  • para-t-butylphenol
  • para-tertiary-butylphenol

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