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| Preferred IUPAC name 4-tert-Butylbenzene-1,2-diol | |
| Other names para-tert-Butylcatechol p-tert-Butylcatechol t-Butyl catechol p-t-Butylpyrocatechol p-tert-Butylpyrocatechol 4-t-Butylpyrocatechol 4-tert-Butylpyrocatechol | |
| Identifiers | |
| 3D model (JSmol) | |
| Abbreviations | TBC | 
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.413 | 
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| Properties | |
| C10H14O2 | |
| Molar mass | 166.217 g/mol | 
| Melting point | 50 °C | 
| Boiling point | 285 °C | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
4-tert-Butylcatechol (TBC) is an organic chemical compound which is a derivative of catechol. [1] TBC is available in the form of a solid crystal flake [2] and 85% solution in methanol [3] or water. [4]
It is added as a stabilizer and polymerisation inhibitor to butadiene, styrene, [5] vinyl acetate, divinylbenzene [6] and other reactive monomer streams. [7]
TBC is also used as a stabilizer in the manufacture of polyurethane foam. [8] It also can be used as an antioxidant for synthetic rubber, polymers and oil derivatives. [7] It can be used as purification agent for aminoformate catalysts.[ citation needed ]
It is 25 times better than hydroquinone at 60 °C for polymerization inhibitory effect.[ citation needed ]