Chemical Properties
white crystals or powder
Uses
Labelled 4-Octylphenol
Uses
A weak estrogenic disruptor on the induction of mammary carcinomas (MC) and benign proliferative lesions (PL) induced by DMBA (7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene
Uses
4-n-Octylphenol is an important raw material and intermediate used in organic synthesis, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and dyestuff fields.
Definition
ChEBI: A member of the class of phenols that is phenol which is substituted at the para- position by an octyl group.
General Description
4-Octylphenol belongs to the class of alkylphenolpolyethoxylates, commonly used as non-ionic surfactants in a variety of commercial and industrial applications.
Safety Profile
Experimental reproductiveeffects. When heated to decomposition it emits acridsmoke and irritating vapors