49797

4-Butylresorcinol

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): 4-Butyl-1,3-benzenediol
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₀H₁₄O₂
• CAS Number: 18979-61-8
• Molecular Weight: 166.22
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• NACRES: NA.24
• PubChem Substance ID: 329757528
• MDL number: MFCD01684800
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1942645

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Segment: 100
• assay: ≥97.0% (GC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• application(s): cleaning products; cosmetics; food and beverages; personal care
• format: neat
• SMILES string: OC1=C(CCCC)C=CC(O)=C1
• InChI: 1S/C10H14O2/c1-2-3-4-8-5-6-9(11)7-10(8)12/h5-7,11-12H,2-4H2,1H3
• InChI key: CSHZYWUPJWVTMQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

4-n-butylresorcinol is a derivative of resorcinol and a potent human tyrosinase inhibitor. It may be used to decrease skin irritation and is also known to inhibit melanin production.

Other Notes

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Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07,GHS09
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H302,H315,H319,H400
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• wgk: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: 293.0 °F
• flash_point_c: 145 °C
• pcodes: P264 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids