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2,2'-Dithiobisbenzothiazole

CAS 120-78-5

Also registered as 5 other CAS numbers

109767-80-8 · 137497-18-8 · 186983-60-8 · 258278-97-6 · 2293932-50-8

2,2'-Dithiobisbenzothiazole chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

2,2'-Dithiobisbenzothiazole in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2,2'-DIBENZOTHIAZYL disulfide · Dibenzothiazyl disulfide · Accelerator DM · 2,2'-Disulfanediylbis(1,3-benzothiazole) · 2-(1,3-benzothiazol-2-yldisulfanyl)-1,3-benzothiazole · BIS(2-BENZOTHIAZYL) disulfide

Show all 35 names

BIS(2-BENZOTHIAZYL) disulphide · Dibenzothiazyl disulphide · Mbts · 1,2-Bis(2-benzothiazolyl) disulfide · 2,2'-Benzothiazolyl disulfide · 2,2'-Benzothiazyl disulfide · 2,2'-Dibenzothiazole disulfide · 2,2'-Dibezothiazyl Disulfide · 2,2'-Dithiobis(benzothiazole) · 2-Benzothiazolyl disulfide · Accel TM · Benzothiazole disulfide · Benzothiazole, 2,2'-dithiobis- · Benzothiazolyl disulfide · Bis(2-benzothiazolyl) disulfide · Bis(benzothiazolyl) disulfide · Di(benzothiazol-2-yl) disulfide · Dibenzothiazolyl disulfide · Dibenzothiazolyl disulphide · Dibenzoylthiazyl disulfide · Ekagom GS · Pneumax DM · Royal MBTS · Thiofide · Vulkacit dm · Vulcafor MBTS · Vulkacit DM/C · benzothiazyl disulfide · mbts rubber accelerator

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for 2,2'-Dithiobisbenzothiazole yet.

Recorded functional uses: Catalyst · Chemical reaction regulator · Dispersing agent

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. 2,2'-Dithiobisbenzothiazole appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 30 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chemical reaction regulator, Plasticizer, Catalyst.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 30 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chemical reaction regulator, Plasticizer, Catalyst.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for 2,2'-Dithiobisbenzothiazole. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 2,2'-Dithiobisbenzothiazole yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 23 March 2010

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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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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

environmentalchemistry.com

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 2,2'-Dithiobisbenzothiazole in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

30

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsLaboratory suppliesCleaning and safetyIndustrial productsPersonal careHome maintenance

Typical roles

CatalystChemical reaction regulatorDispersing agentPlasticizer
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