Butylated hydroxytolueneButylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), also known as dibutylhydroxytoluene, is a lipophilic organic compound, chemically a derivative of phenol, that is useful for its antioxidant properties and is widely used as a food preservative in different parts of the world. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Butylated hydroxytoluene, revision 1380017155.

Property

Value

Formula

C15H24O, 220.35 g/mol

Melting point

70 °C

Boiling point

265 °C

Density

1.048 g/cm³

Flash point

127 °C

log P, measured

5.32

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