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4-(Butan-2-yl)phenol

CAS 99-71-8

4-(Butan-2-yl)phenol chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

4-(Butan-2-yl)phenol in plain language

What it is

Also known as 4-SEC-BUTYLPHENOL · 4-butan-2-ylphenol · P-sec-butylphenol · (+/-)-4-SEC-BUTYLPHENOL · (±)-4-SEC-BUTYLPHENOL · 1-Hydroxy-4-sec-butylbenzene

Show all 13 names

4-(1-Methylpropyl)phenol · 4-(2-Butyl)phenol · 4-(sec-Butyl)phenol · InChI=1/C10H14O/c1-3-8(2)9-4-6-10(11)7-5-9/h4-8,11H,3H2,1-2H · Phenol, 4-(1-methylpropyl)- · Phenol, p-(sec-butyl)- · p-(sec-Butyl)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. 4-(Butan-2-yl)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 Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies. 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 4-(Butan-2-yl)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 2020-03-19

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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 4-(Butan-2-yl)phenol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Named organisations

1

Laboratory supplies

Typical roles

Fragrance
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