Butylated Hydroxyanisole is an antioxidant consisting of a mixture of two isomers of tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole. Butylated Hydroxyanisole is used in food preservation as it antioxidant properties pre vent food from becoming rancid. Butylated Hydroxyanisoleas is also used in animal feed, petroleum products, and cosmetics.
Catalog Number
CSVD0019
Storage Condition
2-8 °C
Use for
HPLC
CAS
25013-16-5
Molecular Formula
(CH3)3CC6H3(OH)OCH3
Molecular Weight
180.24
Appearance
White to pale yellow
Melting Point
58-60 °C (lit.)
Boiling Point
264-270 °C
Density
0.9976 (rough estimate)
Refractive Index
1.4910 (estimate)
Purity
98.0+% (HPLC)(mixture of isomers)
Flash Point
>230 °F
Compound
Butylhydroxyanisole
Solubility
Practically insoluble in water; soluble in methanol; freely soluble in >50% aqueous ethanol, propylene glycol, chloroform, ether, hexane, cottonseed oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, glyceryl monooleate, and lard, and in solutions of alkali hydroxides.
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