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4,4'-dihydroxybenzophenone
Sign in to saveAlso known as bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methanone, 4,4'-dihydoxy-benzophenone
4,4′-Dihydroxybenzophenone is an organic compound with the formula (HOC6H4)2CO. This off-white solid is a precursor to, or a degradation product of, diverse commercial materials. It is a potential endocrine disruptor.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C13H10O3
- Molecular weight
- 214.22 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methanone
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)O)O
- InChIKey
- RXNYJUSEXLAVNQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.7
- Polar surface area
- 57.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- bisphenol
- Mass
- 214.063
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- found in taxon
- Arabidopsis thaliana
- melting point
- 223.0
- chemical formula
- C₁₃H₁₀O₃
- Commons category
- 4,4'-Dihydroxybenzophenone
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)O)O
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Synthesis
- Uses
- References
4,4′-Dihydroxybenzophenone is an organic compound with the formula (HOC6H4)2CO. This off-white solid is a precursor to, or a degradation product of, diverse commercial materials. It is a potential endocrine disruptor.
== Synthesis == 4,4′-Dihydroxybenzophenone is prepared by the rearrangement of p-hydroxyphenylbenzoate: HOC6H4CO2C6H5 → (HOC6H4)2CO
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