4,4'-Dihydroxybiphenyl

Synonyms

4,4'-Biphenol; 4,4'-Biphenyldiol; 4,4'-Bisphenol; 4,4'-Dihydroxydiphenyl; 4,4'-Dioxydiphenyl; 4,4'-Diphenol; Antioxidant DOD; ASM DOD; Biphenyl-4,4'-diol; DOD; p,p'-Biphenol; p,p'-Dihydroxybiphenyl; p,p'-Diphenol; p-Dihydroxydiphenyl; para,para'-Biphenol; Phenol p-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-; (1,1'-Biphenyl)-4,4'-diol; [ChemIDplus] 4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)phenol; [ECHA REACH Registrations]

Category

Phenols

Description

Off-white, light beige, or light gray odorless powder; [Acros Organics MSDS]

Sources/Uses

Used to make plastics and as a laboratory reagent; [ECHA REACH Registrations]

Comments

Showed estrogenic activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae hER in vivo assays; [EPA - TSCATS] Abnormal urinalysis, reversible gross and histopathological liver changes in males, and no evidence of reproductive or developmental toxicity observed in oral study of rats; [JECDB] May cause skin sensitization; [ECHA REACH Registrations] An irritant; Harmful by skin absorption; [Acros Organics MSDS] See "Biphenyl."

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Biomedical References

7.89E-07 mm Hg

Yes

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Contact dermatitis, allergic