2,2'-dithiobisbenzothiazole

2,2'-dithiobisbenzothiazole is a Standardized Chemical Allergen as labeled by US Food and Drug Administration. and can cause an allergic contact dermatitis.Its physiologic effect is by means of increased histamine release, and cell-mediated immunity. 2,2'-dithiobis(benzothiazole) is a useful compound in the rubber industry as a vulcanization accelerator. 2,2'-dithiobis(benzothiazole) was marketed to the rubber industry under the tradename Altax(TM) by the R. T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc. and was originally developed for safe processing of rubber compounds cured at above 142° C. 2,2'-dithiobis(benzothiazole) is widely used in compounds of all types for many major commercial applications. It may be carcinogenic for human. The mortality (1955-2005) and cancer morbidity experience (1971-2005) of a cohort of 363 male production workers exposed to MBT while employed at a chemical factory in north Wales showed a significant excess mortality for cancers of the large intestine. — NCATS