4-Dimethylaminobenzoic acid

4-Dimethylaminobenzoic acid is light grey powder

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.

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.

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 25, p. 1807, 1960 DOI: 10.1021/jo01080a035

Crystallise the acid from EtOH/water. [Beilstein 14 IV 1164.]