6167. Mexenone

Nomenclature

CAS number: 1641-17-4
(2-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)(4-methylphenyl)methanone; 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4′-methylbenzophenone; benzophenone-10; Uvistat (Boehringer, Ing.).
C15H14O3; mol wt 242.27.
C 74.36%, H 5.82%, O 19.81%.

Description and references

Prepn: Hardy, Forster, US 2773903 (1956 to Am. Cyanamid). Reversed phase HPLC determn: L.-H. Wang, Chromatographia 50, 565 (1999). Clinical evaluation of skin protection efficacy: T. M. MacLeod, W. Frain-Bell, Br. J. Dermatol. 84, 266 (1971).

Chemical structure

Therapeutic Category

Ultraviolet screen.

Keywords

Ultraviolet Screen