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<h2 id="list">List</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Structural formula</th><th>Name</th><th><a href="/facts/CAS_registry_number/zjXjCGPx">CAS</a></th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Reactant/c3GLInCu">Reactants</a></th></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Bisphenol_A/8AAPhAh0">Bisphenol A</a></td><td>80-05-7</td><td><a href="/facts/Phenol/ACJs5NIU">Phenol</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Acetone/cVyJxKqw">Acetone</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bisphenol AP</td><td>1571-75-1</td><td><a href="/facts/Phenol/ACJs5NIU">Phenol</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Acetophenone/4dk14PQz">Acetophenone</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Bisphenol_AF/2gYVrlac">Bisphenol AF</a></td><td>1478-61-1</td><td><a href="/facts/Phenol/ACJs5NIU">Phenol</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Hexafluoroacetone/4xh8RV98">Hexafluoroacetone</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bisphenol B</td><td>77-40-7</td><td><a href="/facts/Phenol/ACJs5NIU">Phenol</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Butanone/kMEw9hTq">Butanone</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bisphenol BP</td><td>1844-01-5</td><td><a href="/facts/Phenol/ACJs5NIU">Phenol</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Benzophenone/U1dDfM9k">Benzophenone</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bisphenol C</td><td>79-97-0</td><td><a href="/facts/O-Cresol/ebjur602"><i>o</i>-cresol</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Acetone/cVyJxKqw">Acetone</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bisphenol C 2</td><td>14868-03-2</td><td><a href="/facts/Phenol/ACJs5NIU">Phenol</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Chloral/McAbToK0">Chloral</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bisphenol E</td><td>2081-08-5</td><td><a href="/facts/Phenol/ACJs5NIU">Phenol</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Acetaldehyde/QllLbSUe">Ethanal</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Bisphenol_F/pUkBEu30">Bisphenol F</a></td><td>620-92-8</td><td><a href="/facts/Phenol/ACJs5NIU">Phenol</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Formaldehyde/Ck8RLfqk">Formaldehyde</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bisphenol G</td><td>127-54-8</td><td>2-Isopropylphenol</td><td><a href="/facts/Acetone/cVyJxKqw">Acetone</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bisphenol M</td><td>13595-25-0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Bisphenol_S/r2n2MphA">Bisphenol S</a></td><td>80-09-1</td><td><a href="/facts/Phenol/ACJs5NIU">Phenol</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sulfur_trioxide/Ijvm08Lq">Sulfur trioxide</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bisphenol P</td><td>2167-51-3</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bisphenol PH</td><td>24038-68-4</td><td><a href="/facts/2-Phenylphenol/Bs62lbag">2-Phenylphenol</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Acetone/cVyJxKqw">Acetone</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bisphenol TMC</td><td>129188-99-4</td><td><a href="/facts/Phenol/ACJs5NIU">Phenol</a></td><td>3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexanone</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Bisphenol_Z/4LL9zJG1">Bisphenol Z</a></td><td>843-55-0</td><td><a href="/facts/Phenol/ACJs5NIU">Phenol</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cyclohexanone/Hf3YTWjB">Cyclohexanone</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Dinitrobisphenol_A/2dPY3s8y">Dinitrobisphenol A</a></td><td>5329-21-5</td><td><a href="/facts/Bisphenol_A/8AAPhAh0">Bisphenol A</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Nitric_acid/UDbwGp6s">Nitric acid</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Tetrabromobisphenol_A/1FAF62Ko">Tetrabromobisphenol A</a></td><td>79-94-7</td><td><a href="/facts/Bisphenol_A/8AAPhAh0">Bisphenol A</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Bromine/oLfj3C7D">Bromine</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="health-effects">Health effects</h2> <p>Bisphenols A (BPA), F (BPF) and S (BPS) have been shown to be <a href="/facts/Endocrine_disruptor/Yk2hfnTj">endocrine disruptors</a>, potentially relating to adverse health effects.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> Due to its high production volumes, BPA has been characterised as a "pseudo-persistent" chemical,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> leading to its spreading and potential accumulation in a variety of environmental matrices, even though it has a fairly short <a href="/facts/Half-life/kGVH8BAB">half-life</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li>For additional examples and alternate names, see: Alger M (2017). <i>Polymer Science Dictionary</i>. Springer. p. 77. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-94-024-0893-5.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Pelch KE, Wignall JA, Goldstone AE, Ross PK, Blain RB, Shapiro AJ, et al. (2017). NTP Research Report on Biological Activity of Bisphenol A (BPA) Structural Analogues and Functional Alternatives: Research Report 4. NTP Research Reports. Research Triangle Park (NC): National Toxicology Program. PMID 31944638. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538922/" target="_blank">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538922/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Fishburn JL, Larson HL, Nguyen A, Welch CJ, Moore T, Penn A, et al. (2024-03-01). "Bisphenol F affects neurodevelopmental gene expression, mushroom body development, and behavior in Drosophila melanogaster". Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 102: 107331. Bibcode:2024NTxT..10207331F. doi:10.1016/j.ntt.2024.107331. PMID 38301979. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ntt.2024.107331" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ntt.2024.107331</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Almeida S, Raposo A, Almeida-González M, Carrascosa C (November 2018). "Bisphenol A: Food Exposure and Impact on Human Health". Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 17 (6): 1503–1517. doi:10.1111/1541-4337.12388. PMID 33350146. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Almeida S, Raposo A, Almeida-González M, Carrascosa C (November 2018). "Bisphenol A: Food Exposure and Impact on Human Health". Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 17 (6): 1503–1517. doi:10.1111/1541-4337.12388. PMID 33350146. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Vandenberg LN, Maffini MV, Sonnenschein C, Rubin BS, Soto AM (February 2009). "Bisphenol-A and the great divide: a review of controversies in the field of endocrine disruption". Endocrine Reviews. 30 (1): 75–95. doi:10.1210/er.2008-0021. PMC 2647705. PMID 19074586. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2647705" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2647705</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Fiege H, Voges HW, Hamamoto T, Umemura S, Iwata T, Miki H, et al. (2002). "Phenol Derivatives". Phenol Derivatives. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_313. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.. <a href="978-3-527-30673-2" target="_blank">978-3-527-30673-2</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Almeida S, Raposo A, Almeida-González M, Carrascosa C (November 2018). "Bisphenol A: Food Exposure and Impact on Human Health". Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 17 (6): 1503–1517. doi:10.1111/1541-4337.12388. PMID 33350146. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Bilbrey J (11 August 2014). "BPA-Free Plastic Containers May Be Just as Hazardous". Scientific American. Retrieved 8 August 2015. <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bpa-free-plastic-containers-may-be-just-as-hazardous/" target="_blank">http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bpa-free-plastic-containers-may-be-just-as-hazardous/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Pivnenko K, Pedersen GA, Eriksson E, Astrup TF (October 2015). "Bisphenol A and its structural analogues in household waste paper" (PDF). Waste Management. 44: 39–47. Bibcode:2015WaMan..44...39P. doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2015.07.017. PMID 26194879. S2CID 217938141. <a href="https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/118749778/PostPrint_Davidsen_JoH_1_.pdf" target="_blank">https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/118749778/PostPrint_Davidsen_JoH_1_.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>See Bisphenol A#Environmental effects for extensive discussion <a href="/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Environmental_effects" target="_blank">/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Environmental_effects</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>