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Bisphenol A

80-05-7C15H16O2228.291 g/mol

A bisphenol that is 4,4'-methanediyldiphenol in which the methylene hydrogens are replaced by two methyl groups. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

1 indexed references
JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

H28-B-044, C-064B · FY2016

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number80-05-7ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC15H16O2ChEBI ↗
Molar mass228.291 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass228.11503 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:33216ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass228.29 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass228.115029749 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP3.3PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)40.5PubChem ↗
H-bond donors2PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors2PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds2PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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bisphenol A
4,4'-(propane-2,2-diyl)diphenol
IISBACLAFKSPIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CC(C)(c1ccc(O)cc1)c1ccc(O)cc1
InChI=1S/C15H16O2/c1-15(2,11-3-7-13(16)8-4-11)12-5-9-14(17)10-6-12/h3-10,16-17H,1-2H3

Names & synonyms

4,4'-(propane-2,2-diyl)diphenol

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

endocrine disruptorxenobioticxenoestrogenenvironmental contaminant

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2016 source classification
Bisphenol A · H28-B-044, C-064B
EndpointReported classification
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 1
Skin sensitizationCategory 1
Reproductive toxicityCategory 1B
Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposureCategory 1 (respiratory organs)_x000D_ Category 3 (narcotic effects)
Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposureCategory 2 (gastrointestinal tract, respiratory organs)
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Acute)Category 2

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00438037 mol

Uses 228.291 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 15 atoms
78.92%
O
Oxygen · 2 atoms
14.02%
H
Hydrogen · 16 atoms
7.06%

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:33216

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 6623 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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