
Tert-Butylhydroquinone
2-tert-butylhydroquinone is a member of the class of hydroquinones in which one of the ring hydrogens of hydroquinone is replaced by a tert-butyl group. It has a role as a food antioxidant. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-tert-butylbenzene-1,4-diol
- Molecular formula
- C10H14O2
- Molecular weight
- 166.22 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 166.099379685 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 40.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:78886
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL242080
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6020220
- PubMed:41529472
- PubMed:40228673
- PubMed:40188411
- PubMed:40119912
- PubMed:37716422
- PubMed:37393915
- PubMed:37075934
- PubMed:37075880
- PubMed:36786954
- PubMed:36343453
- PubMed:36206955
- PubMed:35724838
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