OXYBENZONE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 131-57-7

OXYBENZONE

EINECS NO. 205-031-5
FORMULA HOC6H3(OCH3)COC6H5
MOL WT. 228.25

H.S. CODE

 2914.39

TOXICITY

 Oral rat LD50: 7400 mg/kg
SYNONYMS

Benzophenone-3; 4-Methoxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone;

(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)phenylmethanone; Oxybenzone; Uvinul M-40; Solaquin; 4-Methoxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone butyric acid; 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone;
SMILES

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE White to yellow powder

MELTING POINT

 63 - 65 C
BOILING POINT 150 - 160 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.32

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

 Insoluble
pH

 

VISCOSITY  
AUTOIGNITION

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

NFPA RATINGS  
FLASH POINT > 100 C
STABILITY Stable under normal conditions.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS
Benzophenone, an aromatic ketones (diphenyl ketone), is an important compound in organic photochemistry and perfumery as well as in organic synthesis. It is a white crystalline substance with rose-like odor; insolube in water; melting point 49 C; boiling point 305 - 306 C. Benzophenone is used as a constituent of synthetic perfumes and as a starting material for the manufacture of dyes, pesticides and drugs (especially anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs). Benzophenone is used as a photoinitiator of UV-curing applications in inks, adhesive and coatings, optical fiber as well as in printed circuit boards. Photoinitiators are compounds that break down into free radicals upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Photoinitiators undergo a unimolecular bond cleavage upon irradiation to yield free radicals (benzoin esters; benzil ketals; alpha-dialkoxy acetophenones; alpha-hydroxy alkylphenones; alpha-amino alkylphosphine; acylphosphine oxides). Another type of photoinitiators undergo a bimolecular reaction where the excited state of the photoinitiator interacts with a second molecule (a coinitiator) to generate free radicals (benzophenones, amines; thioxanthones, titanocenes). Ultraviolet radiation has more energy than visible light, and thus degrade the physical properties such as the appearance of organic substances and plastics. Benzophenones can act as optical filters or deactivate substrate molecules that have been excited by light for the protection polymers and organic substances. They, cosmetic grades, are used as sunscreen agents to reduce skin damage by blocking UV-A, B.

Chemical ingredients for sunscreen are;

  • p-Aminobenzoic acids
    • p-Aminobenzoic acid (CAS #: 150-13-0)
    • p-Aminobenzoic Acid, monoglyceryl Ester (CAS #: 136-44-7)
    • p-Aminobenzoic Acid, octyl dimethyl Ester (Padimate 0, CAS #: 21245-02-3)
    • p-Aminobenzoic Acid, ethyl dihydroxypropyl (Roxadimate, CAS #: 58882-17-0)
    • p-Aminobenzoic Acid, 2,4-dihydroxy-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-3,3-dimethylbutanamide ester
    • Octyl Triazone (CAS #: 88122-99-0)
    • p-Aminobenzoic Acid, PEG-25 (CAS #: 116242-27-4)
  • Anthranilates
    • Menthyl anthranilate (CAS #: 134-09-8)
  • Benzophenones
    • Benzophenone (CAS #: 119-61-9)
    • 2,4-Dihydroxybenzophenone (Benzophenone-1, CAS #: 131-56-6)
    • 2,2',4,4'-Tetrahydroxybenzophenone (Benzophenone-2, CAS #: 131-55-5)
    • 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (Benzophenone-3, Oxybenzone, CAS #: 131-57-7)
    • 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone-5-sulfonic Acid (Benzophenone-4, Sulisobenzone, CAS #: 4065-45-6
    • 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone-5-sulfonic Acid, Monosodium Salt (Benzophenone-5, CAS #: 6628-37-1)
    • 2,2'-Dihydroxy-4,4'-dimethoxybenzophenone (Benzophenone-6, CAS #: 131-54-4)
    • 5-Chloro-2-hydroxybenzophenone  (Benzophenone-7, CAS #: 85-19-8)
    • 2,2'-Dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (Benzophenone-8, Dioxybenzone, CAS #: 131-53-3)
    • 2,2'-Dihydroxy-4,4'-dimethoxybenzophenone-5,5'-disulfonic Acid Sodium Salt (Benzophenone-9, CAS #: 76656-36-5)
    • 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-4'-methyl-benzophenone (Benzophenone-10, Mexenone, CAS #: 1641-17-4)
    • Bis(2,4-ihydroxyphenyl)Methanone (Benzophenone-11, CAS #: 1341-54-4)
    • 2-Hydroxy-4-(Octyloxy)Benzophenone (Benzophenone-12, Octabenzone, CAS #: 1843-05-6)
    • 2,2'-Dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (Dioxybenzone, CAS #: 131-53-3)
    • 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (Oxybenzone, CAS #: 131-57-7)
    • 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone-5-sulphonic Acid  (Sulisobenzone, CAS #: 4065-45-6)
  • Camphors
    • Benzylidene Camphor Sulfonic Acid (CAS #: 56039-58-8)
    • 3-Benzylidene Camphor (CAS #: 15087-24-8)
    • Polyacrylamidomethyl Benzylidene Camphor (CAS #: 113783-61-2)
    • Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid (CAS #: 90457-82-2)
    • 3-(4-Methylbenzyliden)Camphor (CAS #: 36861-47-9)
    • Camphor Benzalkonium Methosulfate (CAS #: 52793-97-2)
    • Bornelone (CAS #: 2226-11-1)
  • Cinnamates
    • Ethyl Cinnamate (CAS #: 103-36-6)
    • 2-Ethoxyethyl-p-methoxycinnamate (Cinoxate, CAS #: 104-28-9)
    • Isoamyl P-methoxycinnamate (CAS #: 71617-10-2)
    • Diisopropyl Methyl Cinnamate (CAS #: 32580-71-5)
    • 2-Ethylhexyl Alpha-cyano-beta-phenylcinnamate (Octocrylene, CAS #: 6197-30-4)
    • Diethanolamine Methoxycinnamate (CAS #: 56265-46-4)
    • Isopropyl Methoxycinnamate (CAS #: 5466-76-2)
    • Isoamyl P-methoxycinnamate (CAS #: 71617-10-2)
    • Glyceryl Octanoate Dimethoxycinnamate
    • Ethyl Diisopropylcinnamate (CAS #: 32580-72-6)
    • Ethyl Methoxycinnamate  (CAS #: 99880-64-5)
    • Octyl Methoxycinnamate (CAS #: 5466-77-3)
  • Dibenzoylmethanes
    • Dibenzoylmethane (CAS #: 120-46-7)
    • Isopropyl Dibenzoylmethane (Eusolex, CAS #: 63250-25-9)
    • 4-tert-Butyl-4'-methoxy-dibenzoylmethane (Avobenzone, CAS #: 70356-09-1)
  • Salicylates
    • 3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexyl Salicylate (Homosalate, CAS #: 118-56-9)
    • Benzyl Salicylate (CAS #: 118-58-1)
    • Octyl Salicylate (CAS #: 118-60-5)
    • 2-Hydroxyethyl Salicylate (CAS #: 87-28-5)
    • Menthyl Salicylate (CAS #: 89-46-3)
    • Isopropylbenzyl Salicylate  (CAS #: 94134-93-7)
  • Imidazoles
    • Phenylbenzimidazole
    • Phenylbenzimidazol-5-sulfonic Acid (CAS #: 27503-81-7)
    • Phenylbenzimidazole Tea Sulfonate  (CAS #: 73705-00-7)
    • Urocanic Acid (4-Imidazoleacrylic Acid, CAS #: 104-98-3)
    • Ethyl Urocanate (CAS #: 27538-35-8)
    • Bisymidazylate (CAS #: 180898-37-7)
    • Sodium Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonate (CAS #: 5997-53-5)
  • Others
    • Petrolatum Jelly (CAS #: 8009-03-8)
    • Ethyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate (Etocrilene, CAS #: 5232-99-5)
    • Diurethane Dimethacrylate (CAS #: 103597-45-1)
    • Drometrizole Trisiloxane (CAS #: 155633-54-8)
    • Bis(Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenol) Triazine (CAS #: 187393-00-6
    • 2-(2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-phenyl)Benzotriazole  (Drometrizole, CAS #: 2440-22-4)
    • Dioctyl Butamido Triazone (CAS #: 154702-15-5)
  • Inorganic compounds (physical sunscreens)
    • Titanium dioxide
    • Zinc oxide
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

 White to yellow powder

ASSAY

98.0%

MELTING POINT

60 C min

COLOR

5 max (10% sol.)

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 25kgs in drum
HAZARD CLASS not regulated
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION
Other CAS RN: 14375-37-2; 58392-15-7; 58392-22-6; 153859-73-5
BENZOPHENONE SERIAL

Number

Chemical name

CAS RN

Benzophenone-1

2,4-Dihydroxybenzophenone

131-56-6

Benzophenone-2

2,2',4,4'-Tetrahydroxybenzophenone

131-55-5

Benzophenone-3

Oxybenzone

131-57-7

Benzophenone-4

Sulisobenzone

4065-45-6

Benzophenone-5

2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone-5-sodium sulfonate

6628-37-1

Benzophenone-6

2,2'-Dihydroxy-4,4'-dimethoxybenzophenone

131-54-4

Benzophenone-7

Chlorohydroxy benzophenone

85-19-8

Benzophenone-8

Dioxybenzone

131-53-3

Benzophenone-9

Disodium 2,2'-dihydroxy-4,4'-dimethoxy-5,5'-disulfobenzophenone

3121-60-6

Benzophenone-10

Mexenone

1641-17-4

Benzophenone-11

Bis(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methanone

1341-54-4

Benzophenone-12

Octabenzone

1843-05-6

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