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2-Methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol

CAS 110553-27-0

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

168255-63-8 · 224778-45-4 · 1456711-41-3 · 2382693-89-0

2-Methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

2-Methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2-methyl-4,6-bis(octylsulfanylmethyl)phenol · 4,6-BIS(OCTYLTHIOMETHYL)-O-CRESOL · 2,2'-Methylenebis(6-tert-butyl-4-methyl-phenol) · 2,4-DIOCTYLTHIOMETHYL-6-METHYLPHENOL · 2,4-bis(octylthiomethyl)-6-methylphenol · 2,4-bis(octylthiomethyl)-o-cresol

Show all 15 names

4,6-bis (octylthiomethyl) -o-cresol · Antioxidant 1520 · Antioxidant TH1520 · Butylated reaction of p-cresol and dual dicyclopentadiene. · C25H44OS2 · Irganox 1520 · NCGC00356956-01 · Phenolic · UNII-C73V7OV6Q3

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. 2-Methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Heat stabilizer.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Heat stabilizer.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-Methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol 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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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-Methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Named organisations

6

Specialty occupational products

Typical roles

Antioxidant
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