Bisphenol B

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Structural formula
Structural formula of bisphenol B
General
Surname Bisphenol B
other names
  • 4,4 '- (1-methylpropylidene) bisphenol
  • 4,4 '- (2,2-butanediyl) diphenol
  • 4,4 '- (1-methylpropane-1,1-diyl) diphenol
  • 4,4'-methylpropylidene bisphenol
  • 2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) butane
Molecular formula C 16 H 18 O 2
Brief description

light brown powdery solid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 77-40-7
EC number 201-025-1
ECHA InfoCard 100,000,933
PubChem 66166
ChemSpider 59553
Wikidata Q2904720
properties
Molar mass 242.31 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

Melting point

120.5 ° C

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
07 - Warning

Caution

H and P phrases H: 302-319-413
P: 305 + 351 + 338
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Bisphenol B for short ( BPB ) is an aromatic organic compound from the group of diphenylmethane derivatives and one of the bisphenols . BPB is a compound related to bisphenol A and differs from bisphenol A only in its ethyl group (C 2 H 5 ).

use

Like other bisphenols, bisphenol B is used for the production of polycarbonates , epoxy resins and phenolic resins, etc.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c data sheet bisphenol B from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 28, 2020 ( PDF ).
  2. ↑ Entry on bisphenol B in the ChemIDplus database of the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), accessed on May 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Otto-Albrecht Neumüller (editor): Römpps Chemie Lexikon , 8th edition, Frank'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 3-440-04513-7 , pp. 454–455.