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112941

tert-Butylhydroquinone

97%

Synonym(s):

2-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-1,4-benzenediol, NSC 4972

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3CC6H3-1,4-(OH)2
CAS Number:
1948-33-0
Molecular Weight:
166.22
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
24847122
EC Number:
217-752-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
637923
MDL number:
MFCD00002344
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assay

97%

autoignition temp.

855 °F

mp

127-129 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C)(C)c1cc(O)ccc1O

InChI

1S/C10H14O2/c1-10(2,3)8-6-7(11)4-5-9(8)12/h4-6,11-12H,1-3H3

InChI key

BGNXCDMCOKJUMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) is a phenolic antioxidant. TBHQ is frequently used as a food preservative. In low concentrations it shows cytoprotective qualities while at higher concentrations it exhibits cytotoxic behavior.

Application

TBHQ was used to study the inactivation of barotolerant strains of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli. Environment friendly electrode materials for supercapacitors were attained by decorating the surface of graphene nanosheets with TBHQ.

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GHS07,GHS09

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

195.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

91 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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112941-100G:4.548173395654E12 + 112941-500G:4.548173395661E12 + 112941-5G:4.548173395678E12

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MKCX9919
MKCX6854

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Yoon-Kyung Chung et al.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea), 46(3), 289-294 (2008-07-08)
Antimicrobial efficacy of ultra-high-pressure (UHP) can be enhanced by application of additional hurdles. The objective of this study was to systematically assess the enhancement in pressure lethality by TBHQ treatment, against barotolerant strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes.
Tert-butylhydroquinone-decorated graphene nanosheets and their enhanced capacitive behaviors
Wang HW, et al.
Chinese Science Bulletin, 56(20), 2092-9097 (2011)
Anna De Blasio et al.
Journal of cellular physiology, 235(2), 629-637 (2019-07-18)
The present study shows that nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) and miR-29b-1-5p are two opposite forces which could regulate the fate of MDA-MB-231 cells, the most studied triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell line. We show that NRF2 activation
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