🌐EnglishEnglishBahasa IndonesiaDeutschEspañolFrançaisItalianoNederlandsPortuguêsРусскийالعربيةفارسیहिन्दी中文日本語EntityQ416285· pop 25· linked from 36 articleskojic acidAlso known as 5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-pyrone, 5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-onechemical compoundChemical dataFormulaC6H6O4Molecular weight142.11 g/molIUPAC name5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyran-4-oneSMILESC1=C(OC=C(C1=O)O)COInChIKeyBEJNERDRQOWKJM-UHFFFAOYSA-NXLogP-0.9Polar surface area66.8 ŲH-bond donors2H-bond acceptors4Formal charge0via PubChemResearch1,537 papersKojic acid applications in cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations.Available in 24 languagesEspañolFrançaisDeutsch中文日本語РусскийPortuguêsItalianoالعربيةहिन्दीazbConnectionsWayback MachineEntitydigital object identifierEntityCategories4-PyronesChembox having GHS dataECHA InfoCard ID from WikidataEnolsFood additivesPrimary alcoholsSkin whitening