Chemical Properties
4-Dimethylaminobenzoic acid is light grey powder
Uses
4-Dimethylaminobenzoic acid a substituted benzoic acid that acts as an inhibitor of ultraviolet mediated damage to skin. It is a biotransformation product of 2-ethylhexyl 4- (N,N-dimethylaminobenzo)benzoate(EDP), a widely used UV filters in sunscreen cosmetics and other cosmetic products.
Uses
4-(Dimethylamino)benzoic Acid is a substituted benzoic acid that acts as an inhibitor of ultraviolet mediated damage to skin. 4-(Dimethylamino)benzoic Acid is a biotransformation product of 2-ethylhe
xyl 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzoate (EDP), a widely used UV filters in sunscreen cosmetics and other cosmetic products.
Synthesis Reference(s)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 25, p. 1807, 1960
DOI: 10.1021/jo01080a035
Purification Methods
Crystallise the acid from EtOH/water. [Beilstein 14 IV 1164.]
