Oxirane, 2,2',2'',2'''-(1,2-ethanediylidenetetrakis(4,1-phenyleneoxymethylene))tetrakis-

Synonyms

1,1,2,2-Tetrakis(p-glycidyloxyphenyl)ethane; Tetraphenylolethane, epichlorohydrin epoxy resin; 2,2',2'',2'''-(Ethane-1,2-diylidenetetrakis(p-phenyleneoxymethylene))tetraoxirane; 1,1,2,2-Tetra(p-hydroxyphenyl)-ethane tetraglycidyl ether; Ethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrakis(p-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)phenyl)-; [ChemIDplus] TGOPE; 1,1,2,2-(4,4',4'',4'''-Tetraglycidyloxyphenyl)ethane; 1,1,2,2-Tetrakis(4-glycidoxyphenyl)ethane; 1,1,2,2-Tetrakis(p-hydroxyphenyl)ethane tetraglycidyl ether; Tetraglycidyl ether of 1,1,2,2-tetrakis(p-hydroxyphenyl)ethane; [Government of Canada: Proposed Risk Management Approach] EPON Resin 1031; [Hexion MSDS]

Category

Glycidyl Ethers

Description

Granules with a slight odor; [Hexion MSDS]

Sources/Uses

Used to make paints, coatings, and adhesives, as an adhesive/binding agent (applications include semiconductor manufacturing), and in resin and synthetic rubber manufacturing; [ExPub: Government of Canada: Proposed Risk Management Approach]

Comments

May cause irritation; [Hexion MSDS] See "p-Cresyl glycidyl ether."

Biomedical References

Yes

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Contact dermatitis, allergic

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Working with Glues and Adhesives