monobenzone (CHEBI:34380)

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ChEBI Name	monobenzone

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:34380

Definition	The monobenzyl ether of hydroquinone. It is used as a topical drug for medical depigmentation.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:428158

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Formula

C13H12O2

Net Charge

Average Mass

200.237

Monoisotopic Mass

200.08373

InChI

InChI=1S/C13H12O2/c14-12-6-8-13(9-7-12)15-10-11-4-2-1-3-5-11/h1-9,14H,10H2

InChIKey

VYQNWZOUAUKGHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

OC1=CC=C(OCC2=CC=CC=C2)C=C1

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	allergen A chemical compound, or part thereof, which causes the onset of an allergic reaction by interacting with any of the molecular pathways involved in an allergy.

Application(s):	dermatologic drug A drug used to treat or prevent skin disorders or for the routine care of skin. melanin synthesis inhibitor A depigmentation agent which inhibits the synthesis of melanin.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	monobenzone (CHEBI:34380) has functional parent hydroquinone (CHEBI:17594) monobenzone (CHEBI:34380) has role allergen (CHEBI:50904) monobenzone (CHEBI:34380) has role dermatologic drug (CHEBI:50177) monobenzone (CHEBI:34380) has role melanin synthesis inhibitor (CHEBI:64933) monobenzone (CHEBI:34380) is a benzyl ether (CHEBI:59859)

IUPAC Name

4-(benzyloxy)phenol

Synonyms	Sources
4-(Benzyloxyl)phenol	KEGG COMPOUND
4-(Phenylmethoxy)phenol	KEGG COMPOUND
4-Benzyloxy-phenol	ChEMBL
4-Benzyloxyphenol	ChemIDplus
Benzyl p-hydroxyphenyl ether	ChemIDplus
Hydroquinone benzyl ether	ChemIDplus
Hydroquinone monobenzyl ether	ChemIDplus
MONOBENZYL ETHER OF HYDROQUINONE	ChEMBL
Monobenzyl hydroquinone	ChemIDplus
p-(Benzyloxy)phenol	ChemIDplus
p-Hydroxyphenyl benzyl ether	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

29 September 2020