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2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol

CAS 128-39-2

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

50356-17-7

2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2,6-ditert-butylphenol · 2,6-Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol · 2,6-Bis(t-butyl)phenol · 2,6-Bis(tert-butyl)phenol · 2,6-DI-TERT-BUTYL-PHENOL · 2,6-Di-t-butylphenol

Show all 16 names

2,6-di-terc-butilfenol · An 701 · Di-tert-butylphenol, 2,6- · Ethanox 701 · Ethyl 701 · Ethyl AN 701 · Hitec 4701 · Isonox 103 · Phenol, 2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)- · butylated phenol

What it does

Used in consumer products as a fragrance ingredient.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. 2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 49 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 49 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol 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 october 17, 2019

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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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Suitability

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

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

49

Named organisations

6

VehicleLaboratory suppliesRaw materialsHome maintenanceIndustrial productsSpecialty occupational products

Typical roles

Fragrance
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