4-tert-butylcatechol

Also known as TBC

'4-tert-Butylcatechol' (TBC) is an organic chemical compound which is a derivative of catechol. TBC is available in the form of a solid crystal flake and 85% solution in methanol or water.

Chemical data

Formula: C10H14O2
Molecular weight: 166.22 g/mol
IUPAC name: 4-tert-butylbenzene-1,2-diol

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Molecule type: Small molecule

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Research

103 papers

Chemical-Induced Vitiligo.Dermatologic clinics · 2017
Calibration of a Clark-Type oxygen electrode by tyrosinase-catalyzed oxidation of 4-tert-butylcatechol.Analytical biochemistry · 1992
Tyrosinase-mediated formation of a reactive quinone from the depigmenting agents, 4-tert-butylphenol and 4-tert-butylcatechol.Pigment cell research · 2000
Bridging the Gap between the Gas Phase and Solution Phase: Solvent Specific Photochemistry in 4-tert-Butylcatechol.The journal of physical chemistry. A · 2015
Oxidation of 4-tert-butylcatechol and dopamine by hydrogen peroxide catalysed by horseradish peroxidase.Biological chemistry · 1999

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: chemical compound
Mass: 166.099

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chemical formula: C₁₀H₁₄O₂
canonical SMILES: CC(C)(C)C1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O
subject has role: antioxidant
melting point: 55
Commons category: 4-tert-Butylcatechol
found in taxon: Mangifera indica

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'4-tert-Butylcatechol' (TBC) is an organic chemical compound which is a derivative of catechol. TBC is available in the form of a solid crystal flake and 85% solution in methanol or water.

== Uses == It is added as a stabilizer and polymerisation inhibitor to butadiene, styrene, vinyl acetate, divinylbenzene and other reactive monomer streams.

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