2, 6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (BHT)
Product Name: 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (BHT)
MODEL NO: JD-BHTTG-995
Product Name: | Butylated Hydroxytoluene |
Synonyms: | BHT (BAGS);BHT FCC/NF;BHT,GRANULAR,FCC;BHT,GRANULAR,TECHNICAL;BUTYLATEDHYDROXYTOLUENE,GRANULAR,NF;(Z)-retro-αretro-Methyl-αButylated hydroxytoluene Manufacturer |
CAS: | 128-37-0 |
MF: | C15H24O |
MW: | 220.35 |
EINECS: | 204-881-4 |
Product Categories: | antioxidants;Food additive;Aromatic Hydrocarbons (substituted) & Derivatives;Antioxidant;Biochemistry;Aromatics;Industrial/Fine Chemicals;BHT;J's;128-37-0;john's |
Appearance | white or light yellow crystal |
Specification :
Analysis Items | Specification | Results |
Content | 99.5% min | 99.56%min |
Mesh | 15-30mesh | 15-30mesh |
Initial melting point, DEC.C | 69.0~70.0 min | 69.3 |
Free phenol | 0.02% (m/m) max | 0.004 |
Residue on ignition | 0.01%(m/m) max. | 0.003 |
Water content | 0.1%(m/m) max. | 0.03 |
Sulfate( as SO4) | 0.002% max. | pass |
Heavy metal (as Pb) | 5(mg/kg) max | pass |
Arsenic(as As) | 1(mg/kg)% max | pass |
bacteria | NO bacteria | NO bacteria |
Applications
Butylated hydroxytoluene is a synthetic phenolic compound mainly used as an antioxidant and preservative in the food industry. It is used to prevent the lipid oxidation in oils and fat-containing foods.Butylated Hydroxytoluene toxicity is generally considered as being low.Since Butylated Hydroxytoluene is used in many near consumer products population wide exposure is expected.
The applications of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) have been reported as following [1-9]:
• Butylated hydroxytoluene metabolites causing DNA strand breaks in cultured cells and DNA breaks between nucleosomes (a typical feature of apoptosis), which result in relieving inflammation.
• Inhibiting secretion, aggregation, and protein phosphorylation caused by protein kinase C activators at the process of the pre-incubation of aspirin-treated platelets.
• Inhibiting liver cancer formation induced by aflatoxin B1.
• As Michael receptor, butylated hydroxytoluene can react with uninucleophiles and proteins.
• Reaction of 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol with fluorine (II) - benzophenone dianion complex.
• Food additive 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol can promote acute lung toxicity and tumor growth in mice.
• Butylated hydroxytoluene can be used to prepare organoaluminum compound methylaluminum bis (2, 6-di-tert-butyl-4-alkylphenol oxide).