PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

H.S. CODE

c1(ccc(cc1)OC)/C=C/C(=O)OCC(CCCC)CC

CLASSIFICATION

Dermatologic agent, Protective agent, Ultraviolet B absorber, Sunscreening agent

EXTRA NOTES

A sunscreen used for prevention of DNA photodamage.

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

MELTING POINT

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.543 - 1.547

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Wikipedia Linking

Google Scholar Search

Drug Information Portal (U.S. National Library of Medicine) - Octyl methoxycinnamate

PubChem Compound Summary - Octyl methoxycinnamate

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) - Octyl methoxycinnamate

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ - Octyl methoxycinnamate

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ - Octyl methoxycinnamate

Material Safety Data Sheet

http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
Hazardous Substances Data Bank - Octyl methoxycinnamate

Local:
Cinnamate can act as optical filters or deactivate substrate molecules that have been excited by light for the protection polymers and organic substances. They, cosmetic grades, are used as sunscreen agents to reduce skin damage by blocking UV-A, B.

Chemical ingredients for sunscreen are;

• p-Aminobenzoic acids
• p-Aminobenzoic acid (CAS #: 150-13-0)
• p-Aminobenzoic Acid, monoglyceryl Ester (CAS #: 136-44-7)
• p-Aminobenzoic Acid, octyl dimethyl Ester (Padimate 0, CAS #: 21245-02-3)
• p-Aminobenzoic Acid, ethyl dihydroxypropyl (Roxadimate, CAS #: 58882-17-0)
• p-Aminobenzoic Acid, 2,4-dihydroxy-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-3,3-dimethylbutanamide ester
• Octyl Triazone (CAS #: 88122-99-0)
• p-Aminobenzoic Acid, PEG-25 (CAS #: 116242-27-4)
• Anthranilates
• Menthyl anthranilate (CAS #: 134-09-8)
• Benzophenones
• Benzophenone (CAS #: 119-61-9)
• 2,4-Dihydroxybenzophenone (Benzophenone-1, CAS #: 131-56-6)
• 2,2',4,4'-Tetrahydroxybenzophenone (Benzophenone-2, CAS #: 131-55-5)
• 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (Benzophenone-3, Oxybenzone, CAS #: 131-57-7)
• 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone-5-sulfonic Acid (Benzophenone-4, Sulisobenzone, CAS #: 4065-45-6
• 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone-5-sulfonic Acid, Monosodium Salt (Benzophenone-5, CAS #: 6628-37-1)
• 2,2'-Dihydroxy-4,4'-dimethoxybenzophenone (Benzophenone-6, CAS #: 131-54-4)
• 5-Chloro-2-hydroxybenzophenone  (Benzophenone-7, CAS #: 85-19-8)
• 2,2'-Dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (Benzophenone-8, Dioxybenzone, CAS #: 131-53-3)
• 2,2'-Dihydroxy-4,4'-dimethoxybenzophenone-5,5'-disulfonic Acid Sodium Salt (Benzophenone-9, CAS #: 76656-36-5)
• 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-4'-methyl-benzophenone (Benzophenone-10, Mexenone, CAS #: 1641-17-4)
• Bis(2,4-ihydroxyphenyl)Methanone (Benzophenone-11, CAS #: 1341-54-4)
• 2-Hydroxy-4-(Octyloxy)Benzophenone (Benzophenone-12, Octabenzone, CAS #: 1843-05-6)
• 2,2'-Dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (Dioxybenzone, CAS #: 131-53-3)
• 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (Oxybenzone, CAS #: 131-57-7)
• 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone-5-sulphonic Acid  (Sulisobenzone, CAS #: 4065-45-6)
• Camphors
• Benzylidene Camphor Sulfonic Acid (CAS #: 56039-58-8)
• 3-Benzylidene Camphor (CAS #: 15087-24-8)
• Polyacrylamidomethyl Benzylidene Camphor (CAS #: 113783-61-2)
• Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid (CAS #: 90457-82-2)
• 3-(4-Methylbenzyliden)Camphor (CAS #: 36861-47-9)
• Camphor Benzalkonium Methosulfate (CAS #: 52793-97-2)
• Bornelone (CAS #: 2226-11-1)
• Cinnamates
• Ethyl Cinnamate (CAS #: 103-36-6)
• 2-Ethoxyethyl-p-methoxycinnamate (Cinoxate, CAS #: 104-28-9)
• Isoamyl P-methoxycinnamate (CAS #: 71617-10-2)
• Diisopropyl Methyl Cinnamate (CAS #: 32580-71-5)
• 2-Ethylhexyl Alpha-cyano-beta-phenylcinnamate (Octocrylene, CAS #: 6197-30-4)
• Diethanolamine Methoxycinnamate (CAS #: 56265-46-4)
• Isopropyl Methoxycinnamate (CAS #: 5466-76-2)
• Isoamyl P-methoxycinnamate (CAS #: 71617-10-2)
• Glyceryl Octanoate Dimethoxycinnamate
• Ethyl Diisopropylcinnamate (CAS #: 32580-72-6)
• Ethyl Methoxycinnamate  (CAS #: 99880-64-5)
• Octyl Methoxycinnamate (CAS #: 5466-77-3)
• Dibenzoylmethanes
  • Dibenzoylmethane (CAS #: 120-46-7)
  • Isopropyl Dibenzoylmethane (Eusolex, CAS #: 63250-25-9)
  • 4-tert-Butyl-4'-methoxy-dibenzoylmethane (Avobenzone, CAS #: 70356-09-1)
• Salicylates
• 3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexyl Salicylate (Homosalate, CAS #: 118-56-9)
• Benzyl Salicylate (CAS #: 118-58-1)
• Octyl Salicylate (CAS #: 118-60-5)
• 2-Hydroxyethyl Salicylate (CAS #: 87-28-5)
• Menthyl Salicylate (CAS #: 89-46-3)
• Isopropylbenzyl Salicylate  (CAS #: 94134-93-7)
• Imidazoles
• Phenylbenzimidazole
• Phenylbenzimidazol-5-sulfonic Acid (CAS #: 27503-81-7)
• Phenylbenzimidazole Tea Sulfonate  (CAS #: 73705-00-7)
• Urocanic Acid (4-Imidazoleacrylic Acid, CAS #: 104-98-3)
• Ethyl Urocanate (CAS #: 27538-35-8)
• Bisymidazylate (CAS #: 180898-37-7)
• Sodium Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonate (CAS #: 5997-53-5)
• Others
• Petrolatum Jelly (CAS #: 8009-03-8)
• Ethyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate (Etocrilene, CAS #: 5232-99-5)
• Diurethane Dimethacrylate (CAS #: 103597-45-1)
• Drometrizole Trisiloxane (CAS #: 155633-54-8)
• Bis(Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenol) Triazine (CAS #: 187393-00-6
• 2-(2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-phenyl)Benzotriazole  (Drometrizole, CAS #: 2440-22-4)
• Dioctyl Butamido Triazone (CAS #: 154702-15-5)
• Inorganic compounds (physical sunscreens)
• Titanium dioxide
• Zinc oxide

APPEARANCE

ASSAY

98.0% min

UV ABSORBANCE

830 ~ 900

LOSS ON DRYING

0.5% max