RESORCINOL MONOBENZOATE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

133-135 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

314.35°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.1956 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5090 (estimate)

solubility 

soluble in Methanol

form 

powder to crystal

pka

9.12±0.10(Predicted)

color 

White to Yellow to Orange

CAS DataBase Reference

136-36-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

1,3-Benzenediol, monobenzoate (136-36-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

VH2800000

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29182900

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RESORCINOL MONOBENZOATE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white fine crystalline powder

Uses

Resorcinol monobenzoate is used as an ultraviolet stabilizer in certain types of plastic films.

Uses

Resorcinol monobenzoate is used as UV-light absorber added mainly to outdoor plastics; additive in spectacle frames.

Uses

Noncoloring UV inhibitor for various plastics, color stabilizer in cosmetic compositions.

Definition

ChEBI: Resorcinol monobenzoate is a benzoate ester resulting from the formal condensation of benzoic acid with resorcinol. It has a role as an allergen. It is functionally related to a resorcinol.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 41, p. 3419, 1976 DOI: 10.1021/jo00883a020

RESORCINOL MONOBENZOATE(136-36-7)Related Product Information

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• Tannic acid
• PSOROMIC ACID
• RESORCINOL MONOBENZOATE
• ATRANORIN
• EVERNIC ACID
• DIGALLIC ACID
• STICTIC ACID
• 4-METHYLUMBELLIFERYL-P-GUANIDINOBENZOATE HYDROCHLORIDE
• alternariol monomethyl ether
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• 3,5-DIBENZOYLOXYTOLUENE
• Urolithin B
• 2'-BENZOYLOXY-6'-METHOXYACETOPHENONE
• 3-([3-CHLORO-5-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)-2-PYRIDINYL]OXY)PHENYL 3-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)BENZENECARBOXYLATE