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2H-Benzimidazole-2-thione, 1,3-dihydro-4(or 5)-methyl-, zinc salt (2:1)

CAS 61617-00-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

2H-Benzimidazole-2-thione, 1,3-dihydro-4(or 5)-methyl-, zinc salt (2:1) in plain language

What it is

Also known as Zinc 2-MERCAPTOTOLUIMIDAZOLE · 4(5)-METHYL-2-MERCAPTOBENZIMIDAZOLE, zinc salt · METHYL-2-MERCAPTOBENZIMIDAZOLE, zinc salt · Vulkanox zmb 2 · Zinc methyl mercaptobenzimidazole · Nocrac MMBZ

Show all 10 names

Rhenogran ZMMBI 50 · Vanox zmti · Vulkanox ZMBI · Zino 2-mercaptotoluimidazole

What it does

Used in consumer products as an antioxidant.

  • Antioxidant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. 2H-Benzimidazole-2-thione, 1,3-dihydro-4(or 5)-methyl-, zinc salt (2:1) appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 2H-Benzimidazole-2-thione, 1,3-dihydro-4(or 5)-methyl-, zinc salt (2:1) yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-02-05

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 2H-Benzimidazole-2-thione, 1,3-dihydro-4(or 5)-methyl-, zinc salt (2:1) in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

3

Named organisations

3

Construction and building materialsRaw materials

Typical roles

Antioxidant
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