Chemical Properties
white fine crystalline powder
Uses
Resorcinol monobenzoate is used as UV-light absorber added mainly to outdoor plastics; additive in spectacle frames.
Uses
Resorcinol monobenzoate is used as an ultraviolet stabilizer
in certain types of plastic films.
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