The bisphenols (/ˈbɪsfɪnɒl/) are a group of chemical compounds related to diphenylmethane. Most are based on two hydroxyphenyl functional groups linked by a methylene bridge. Exceptions include bisphenol S, P, and M. "Bisphenol" is a common name; the letter following denotes the variant, which depends on the additional substituents. Bisphenol A is the most popular representative of the group, often simply called "bisphenol".^[1]

List

Structural formula	Name	CAS	Reactants
	Bisphenol A	80-05-7	Phenol	Acetone
	Bisphenol AP	1571-75-1	Phenol	Acetophenone
	Bisphenol AF	1478-61-1	Phenol	Hexafluoroacetone
	Bisphenol B	77-40-7	Phenol	Butanone
	Bisphenol BP	1844-01-5	Phenol	Benzophenone
	Bisphenol C	79-97-0	o-cresol	Acetone
	Bisphenol C 2	14868-03-2	Phenol	Chloral
	Bisphenol E	2081-08-5	Phenol	Ethanal
	Bisphenol F	620-92-8	Phenol	Formaldehyde
	Bisphenol G	127-54-8	2-Isopropylphenol	Acetone
	Bisphenol M	13595-25-0
	Bisphenol S	80-09-1	Phenol	Sulfur trioxide
	Bisphenol P	2167-51-3
	Bisphenol PH	24038-68-4	2-Phenylphenol	Acetone
	Bisphenol TMC	129188-99-4	Phenol	3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexanone
	Bisphenol Z	843-55-0	Phenol	Cyclohexanone
	Dinitrobisphenol A	5329-21-5	Bisphenol A	Nitric acid
	Tetrabromobisphenol A	79-94-7	Bisphenol A	Bromine

Health effects

Bisphenols A (BPA), F (BPF) and S (BPS) have been shown to be endocrine disruptors.^[2] Due to its high production volumes, BPA has been characterised as a "pseudo-persistent" chemical,^[3] leading to its spreading and potential accumulation in a variety of environmental matrices, even though it has a fairly short half-life.^[4]

References

• For additional examples and alternate names, see: Alger, Mark (2017). Polymer Science Dictionary. Springer. p. 77. ISBN 978-94-024-0893-5.