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Bisphenol A

C15H16O2228.29 g/mol Calculated

Also called dian and diphenylolpropane.

BPA: the building block of polycarbonate plastic and can linings, and the molecule behind every BPA free label on a water bottle.

Sources and notes
  • The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
  • Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
  • Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
  • 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
  • 3D modelfrom sourcePubChem 3D conformerLoaded after the page has painted, and on a phone only when you ask for it; the 2D drawing shows until it arrives.

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An O-H fixed directly to a benzene ring. The ring makes that hydrogen easier to give up than an ordinary alcohol's, which is why many phenols act as antioxidants.

From: standard chemistry.

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  • The drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKitThe page's one shipped drawing, with the chosen part lit in amber under it.
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Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula
C15H16O2
Molecular weight
228.29 g/mol
XLogP3octanol/water, log units
3.3
Polar surface areatopological
40.5 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
2
Rotatable bonds
2
Complexity
209

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia, HSDB via PubChem

Danger Corrosive pictogram (GHS05), Irritant pictogram (GHS07), Health hazard pictogram (GHS08) and Environmental pictogram (GHS09); hazard statements H317, H318, H335, H360, H361, H400, H401, H410, H411

Groups it belongs to

Category
Everyday chemistry
Family
Phenolic compounds
Chemical groups
Aromatics, Phenols
Hazard classes
Corrosive, Irritant, Health hazard, Environmental hazard, GHS Danger
SMILESCC(C)(C1=CC=C(C=C1)O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)O

PubChem CID 6623 · Wikidata Q271980 · InChIKey IISBACLAFKSPIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed

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Questions
What is Bisphenol A?
BPA: the building block of polycarbonate plastic and can linings, and the molecule behind every BPA free label on a water bottle.
How toxic is Bisphenol A?
Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Corrosive, Irritant, Health hazard and Environmental. from source
What kind of molecule is Bisphenol A?
Bisphenol A has the formula C15H16O2 and a molecular weight of 228.29 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under phenolic compounds, in the everyday chemistry group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
What else is Bisphenol A called?
Bisphenol A is also called dian and diphenylolpropane. from source
Sources and notes
  • Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
  • Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia, HSDB via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
  • ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
  • EU CLP Regulationfrom sourceAttributionSource: EUR-Lex, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, © European Union.
  • Safe Work Australiafrom sourceAttributionSource: Safe Work Australia, Hazardous Chemical Information System, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0.
  • Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09

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Sources and notes
  • The same kind of moleculefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated groupsA structural neighbour in the same family or type group; the line names the group in its own words.
  • The drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKit