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Pentabromodiphenyl ether

CAS 32534-81-9

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

132405-96-0 · 134206-43-2 · 1620837-35-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Pentabromodiphenyl ether in plain language

What it is

Also known as Pentabromodiphenyl ethers · Pentabromodiphenyl ether (mixed isomers) · Pebde · Penta-bde · Pentabromodiphenyl oxide · Benzene, 1,1'-oxybis-, pentabromo deriv.

Show all 12 names

Bromkal G 1 · De 60FTM · derive pentabrome Oxyde de diphenyle · Planelon PB 501 · Saytex 125 · pentabromo derivative diphenyl ether

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Pentabromodiphenyl ether yet.

Recorded functional uses: Flame retardant

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Pentabromodiphenyl ether appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 10 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flame retardant.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 10 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flame retardant.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 Pentabromodiphenyl ether 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 2021-06-08

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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 Pentabromodiphenyl ether in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

10

Named organisations

3

Raw materialsHome maintenance

Typical roles

Flame retardant
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