oxybenzone (CHEBI:34283)

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ChEBI Name	oxybenzone

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:34283

Definition	A hydroxybenzophenone that is benzophenone which is substituted at the 2- and 4-positions of one of the benzene rings by hydroxy and methoxy groups respectively.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:569732

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Formula

C14H12O3

Net Charge

Average Mass

228.24330

Monoisotopic Mass

228.07864

InChI

InChI=1S/C14H12O3/c1-17-11-7-8-12(13(15)9-11)14(16)10-5-3-2-4-6-10/h2-9,15H,1H3

InChIKey

DXGLGDHPHMLXJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

COc1ccc(C(=O)c2ccccc2)c(O)c1

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	ultraviolet filter A photochemical role realized in the absorption of ultraviolet light, for example to protect skin cells from damage. environmental contaminant Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.

Biological Role(s):	xenobiotic A xenobiotic (Greek, xenos "foreign"; bios "life") is a compound that is foreign to a living organism. Principal xenobiotics include: drugs, carcinogens and various compounds that have been introduced into the environment by artificial means.

Application(s):	dermatologic drug A drug used to treat or prevent skin disorders or for the routine care of skin. protective agent Synthetic or natural substance which is given to prevent a disease or disorder or are used in the process of treating a disease or injury due to a poisonous agent.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	oxybenzone (CHEBI:34283) has role dermatologic drug (CHEBI:50177) oxybenzone (CHEBI:34283) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298) oxybenzone (CHEBI:34283) has role protective agent (CHEBI:50267) oxybenzone (CHEBI:34283) has role ultraviolet filter (CHEBI:73335) oxybenzone (CHEBI:34283) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703) oxybenzone (CHEBI:34283) is a hydroxybenzophenone (CHEBI:24677) oxybenzone (CHEBI:34283) is a monomethoxybenzene (CHEBI:25235)

IUPAC Name

(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)(phenyl)methanone

Synonyms	Sources
2-Benzoyl-5-methoxyphenol	DrugBank
2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone	KEGG COMPOUND
4-Methoxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone	DrugBank
Benzophenone-3	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

13 March 2017

General Comment
2011-03-18	Oxybenzone is used as a constituent of some commercial sunscreen preparations because it absorbs UVB and short-wave UVA (ultraviolet) rays.