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Record Information
Version5.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2012-09-11 17:47:27 UTC
Update Date2022-03-07 02:53:13 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0032048
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB32048
Metabolite Identification
Common Name2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxymethylphenol
Description2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxymethylphenol, also known as BHT-OH, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-benzyl alcohol, or 4-hydroxymethyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phenylpropanes. These are organic compounds containing a phenylpropane moiety. BHT-OH is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). BHT-OH is a metabolite of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (BHA), a synthetic phenolic antioxidant (SPA). SPAs are a family of chemicals used widely in foods, polymers, and cosmetics as radical trapping agents to slow down degradation due to oxidation. Given their widespread use, human exposure is unavoidable and there is public concern regarding environmental contamination by these chemicals. BHT-OH was detected in human urine (PMID: 31265952 ).
Structure
Data?1588092090
Synonyms
Chemical FormulaC15H24O2
Average Molecular Weight236.3499
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight236.177630012
IUPAC Name2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-(hydroxymethyl)phenol
Traditional Name2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-(hydroxymethyl)phenol
CAS Registry Number88-26-6
SMILES
CC(C)(C)C1=CC(CO)=CC(=C1O)C(C)(C)C
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C15H24O2/c1-14(2,3)11-7-10(9-16)8-12(13(11)17)15(4,5)6/h7-8,16-17H,9H2,1-6H3
InChI KeyHNURKXXMYARGAY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phenylpropanes. These are organic compounds containing a phenylpropane moiety.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassBenzenoids
ClassBenzene and substituted derivatives
Sub ClassPhenylpropanes
Direct ParentPhenylpropanes
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Phenylpropane
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Phenol
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Aromatic alcohol
  • Primary alcohol
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Ontology
Physiological effectNot Available
Disposition
ProcessNot Available
RoleNot Available
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point141 °CNot Available
Boiling Point306.00 to 307.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)The Good Scents Company Information System
Water Solubility312.6 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)The Good Scents Company Information System
LogP3.504 (est)The Good Scents Company Information System
Experimental Chromatographic PropertiesNot Available
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Membrane
Biospecimen Locations
  • Urine
Tissue LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
UrineDetected and Quantified0.000493 umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)BothNormal details
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease ReferencesNone
Associated OMIM IDsNone
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB008752
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID6663
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound6929
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI IDNot Available
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
MarkerDB IDNot Available
Good Scents IDrw1411991
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. Liu R, Mabury SA: Unexpectedly high concentrations of 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol in human urine. Environ Pollut. 2019 Sep;252(Pt B):1423-1428. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.06.077. Epub 2019 Jun 21. [PubMed:31265952 ]
  2. (). Yannai, Shmuel. (2004) Dictionary of food compounds with CD-ROM: Additives, flavors, and ingredients. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC.. .