Cinoxate is an
organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. T ...
used as an ingredient in some types of
sunscreens. It is an
ester
In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an oxoacid (organic or inorganic) in which at least one hydroxyl group () is replaced by an alkoxy group (), as in the substitution reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. Glycerides a ...
formed from
methoxycinnamic acid and
2-ethoxyethanol
2-Ethoxyethanol, also known by the trademark Cellosolve or ethyl cellosolve, is a solvent used widely in commercial and industrial applications. It is a clear, colorless, nearly odorless liquid that is miscible with water, ethanol, diethyl eth ...
. It is a slightly yellow viscous liquid that is insoluble in water, but miscible with
alcohols, esters, and vegetable oils.
See also
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Amiloxate, another methoxycinnamate-based sunscreen
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Octyl methoxycinnamate
Octyl methoxycinnamate or ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ( INCI) or octinoxate (USAN), trade names Eusolex 2292 and Uvinul MC80, is an organic compound that is an ingredient in some sunscreens and lip balms. It is an ester formed from methoxycinna ...
, another methoxycinnamate-based sunscreen
References
Sunscreening agents
O-methylated phenols
Cinnamate esters
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