• Quality Level. 100.
• Assay. ≥99.0%
• form. powder.
• bp. 285 °C (lit.)
• mp. 52-55 °C (lit.) 56-58 °C.
• solubility. methanol: soluble 1 g/10 mL, clear, colorless.
• SMILES string. CC(C)(C)c1ccc(O)c(O)c1.
• InChI. 1S/C10H14O2/c1-10(2,3)7-4-5-8(11)9(12)6-7/h4-6,11-12H,1-3H3.

4-tert-butylcatechol (PTBC) is used as an antioxidant in fats, oils, and mineral oils, and as a stabilizer in polyester resins and polystyrene resins. A concentration of PTBC (up to 0.005%) can be found in paints, glues, thermal paper, lubricating oil, and mineral oil products.