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E8260

Ethoxyquin

≥75% (capillary GC)

Synonym(s):

1,2-Dihydro-6-ethoxy-2,2,4-trimethylquinoline, 6-Ethoxy-1,2-dihydro-2,2,4-trimethylquinoline

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H19NO
CAS Number:
91-53-2
Molecular Weight:
217.31
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
57654169
EC Number:
202-075-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
158223
MDL number:
MFCD00023883

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Product Name

Ethoxyquin, ≥75% (capillary GC)

InChI key

DECIPOUIJURFOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C14H19NO/c1-5-16-11-6-7-13-12(8-11)10(2)9-14(3,4)15-13/h6-9,15H,5H2,1-4H3

SMILES string

CCOc1ccc2NC(C)(C)C=C(C)c2c1

assay

≥75% (capillary GC)

form

liquid

density

1.03 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

100

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H302

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 2

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Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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059H0325
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Alina Błaszczyk
Toxicology letters, 163(1), 77-83 (2005-11-04)
Ethoxyquin (1,2-dihydro-6-ethoxy-2,2,4-trimethylquinoline, EQ) is widely used in various food products and in animal feeds because of its powerful antioxidant activity. This compound was recently found to cause not only many unfavourable side-effects in animals fed with feeds containing it, but
Alina Błaszczyk et al.
Cellular & molecular biology letters, 10(1), 15-21 (2005-04-06)
In our study, we analyzed the cytotoxicity of ethoxyquin (EQ) and its two salts, ethoxyquin hydrochloride (EQ-HCL) and ethoxyquin phosphate (EQ-P). It was shown that EQ was the most cytotoxic compound (IC(50) = 0.09 mM), while the lowest cytotoxic effect
Alina Błaszczyk et al.
Chemico-biological interactions, 162(1), 70-80 (2006-06-27)
2,2,4,7-Tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline (THQ) is a new synthetic compound with potential antioxidant activity. In this study, cytotoxic, genotoxic and antioxidant activities of THQ were studied on human lymphocytes with the use of the trypan blue exclusion assay, the TUNEL method, the comet
Victoria J Berdikova Bohne et al.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 93(1), 11-21 (2006-06-23)
The synthetic antioxidant ethoxyquin (EQ) is increasingly used in animal feeds and has been candidate for carcinogenicity testing. EQ has the potential for toxicological and adverse health effects for both fish and fish consumers through "carryover" processes. The toxicological aspects
Anup G Shah et al.
Water research, 39(17), 4251-4263 (2005-10-04)
The potential inhibitory effect of ethoxyquin, an antioxidant commonly used as a preservative in the food processing industry (e.g., for stabilizing dissolved air flotation residuals), was evaluated at concentrations up to 300 mg/L using a mixed, mesophilic (35 degrees C)
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