2,4-dimethyl-6- tert- butylphenol

Structural formula
General
Surname	2,4-dimethyl-6- tert- butylphenol
other names	Topanol A; 2- ( tert -butyl) -4,6-dimethylphenol; 6- tert- butyl-2,4-xylenol;
Molecular formula	C 12 H 18 O
Brief description	colorless to yellowish liquid with a phenolic odor
External identifiers / databases
EC number	217-533-1
ECHA InfoCard	100.015.940
PubChem	15884
Wikidata	Q4272672
properties
Molar mass	178.27 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.92 g cm −3
Melting point	22.3 ° C
boiling point	248 ° C
solubility	very sparingly soluble in water; soluble in methanol ;
Refractive index	1.5183
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 302-310-315-319-373-411
	P: 273-280-302 + 350-361-310-305 + 351 + 338
Toxicological data	530 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 , mouse , oral )
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

2,4-Dimethyl-6- tert- butylphenol is a chemical compound from the group of alkylphenols . It can be obtained from o -cresol .

It is a flammable, hardly inflammable, colorless to yellowish liquid with a phenol- like odor, which is very sparingly soluble in water. It is used as an antioxidant for fuels and plastics .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Entry on 6-tert-butyl-2,4-xylenol in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on August 11, 2017(JavaScript required) .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Sensory Evaluation Techniques, Fifth Edition . CRC Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4822-0867-2 ( books.google.de ).
↑ Indirect Food Additives and Polymers: Migration and Toxicology . CRC Press, 2000, ISBN 978-1-56670-499-1 , pp. 1287 ( books.google.de ).
↑ ^a ^b Handbook of Preservatives . Synapse Info Resources, 2004, ISBN 978-1-890595-66-1 , pp. 308 ( books.google.de ).
↑ A New Synthesis Method for a Gasoline Antioxidant . In: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry . tape 53 , no. 6 , 1961, pp. 469-470 , doi : 10.1021 / ie50618a034 .

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Entry on 6-tert-butyl-2,4-xylenol in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on August 11, 2017(JavaScript required) .

[CRC-2] Sensory Evaluation Techniques, Fifth Edition . CRC Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4822-0867-2 ( books.google.de ).

[3] Indirect Food Additives and Polymers: Migration and Toxicology . CRC Press, 2000, ISBN 978-1-56670-499-1 , pp. 1287 ( books.google.de ).

[Preservatives-4] Handbook of Preservatives . Synapse Info Resources, 2004, ISBN 978-1-890595-66-1 , pp. 308 ( books.google.de ).

[5] A New Synthesis Method for a Gasoline Antioxidant . In: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry . tape 53 , no. 6 , 1961, pp. 469-470 , doi : 10.1021 / ie50618a034 .