Menthyl anthranilate
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| IUPAC name
(1R,3R,4S)-p-Menthan-3-yl 2-aminobenzoate
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| Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,2S,5R)-5-Methyl-2-(propan-2-yl)cyclohexyl 2-aminobenzoate | |
| Other names
Meradimate; Menthyl-o-aminobenzoate; Anthranilic acid menthyl ester; Anthranilic acid p-menth-3-yl ester
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.664 |
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| Properties | |
| C17H25NO2 | |
| Molar mass | 275.392 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Menthyl anthranilate (meradimate) is a sunscreening agent. It is one of the 17 ingredients approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in over-the-counter sunscreen products.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "The Skin Cancer Foundation's Guide to Sunscreens". Skin Cancer Foundation. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ Rodrigues, Natércia d.N.; Cole-Filipiak, Neil C.; Turner, Matt A.P.; Krokidi, Konstantina; Thornton, Georgia L.; Richings, Gareth W.; Hine, Nicholas D.M.; Stavros, Vasilios G. (2018). "Substituent position effects on sunscreen photodynamics: A closer look at methyl anthranilate". Chemical Physics. 515: 596–602. Bibcode:2018CP....515..596R. doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2018.08.001.
- ^ Rodrigues, N.D.N.; Cole-Filipiak, N.C.; Horbury, M.D.; Staniforth, M.; Karsili, T.N.V.; Peperstraete, Y.; Stavros, V.G. (2018). "Photophysics of the sunscreen ingredient menthyl anthranilate and its precursor methyl anthranilate: A bottom-up approach to photoprotection". Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 353: 376–384. Bibcode:2018JPPA..353..376R. doi:10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.11.042.
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