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Sigma-Aldrich

4-Hexylresorcinol

98%

Synonym(s):

Antascarin, Ascarinol, 4-Hexyl-1,3-dihydroxybenzene

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5C6H3-1,3-(OH)2
CAS Number:
136-77-6
Molecular Weight:
194.27
Beilstein:
2048312
EC Number:
205-257-4
MDL number:
MFCD00002284
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24852569
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

bp

333-335 °C (lit.)

mp

65-67 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 2000 part(lit.)
acetone: soluble(lit.)
alcohol: soluble(lit.)
chloroform: soluble(lit.)
diethyl ether: soluble(lit.)
petroleum ether: slightly soluble(lit.)
vegetable oils: soluble(lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCCc1ccc(O)cc1O

InChI

1S/C12H18O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-10-7-8-11(13)9-12(10)14/h7-9,13-14H,2-6H2,1H3

InChI key

WFJIVOKAWHGMBH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

4-Hexylresorcinol is used as the starting material to synthesize a potent immune suppressor, celastramycin A. It is a precursor to prepare resorcinol-sn-glycerol derivatives, that exhibit high affinity for cannabinoid type 1 receptor. It can also be incorporated as a linker while building catenanes.

Pictograms

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GHS07,GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H319,H411

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

388.4 °F

Flash Point(C)

198 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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01407EJ
S39988

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4-Hexylresorcinol, a Potent Inhibitor of Mushroom Tyrosinase.
DAWLEY RM and FLURKEY WH.
Journal of Food Science, 58(3), 609-610 (1993)
Tobias Mann et al.
International journal of molecular sciences, 19(3) (2018-03-03)
Tyrosinase inhibitors are of great clinical interest as agents for the treatment of hyperpigmentary disorders; however, most compounds described in the literature lack clinical efficiency due to insufficient inhibitory activity against human tyrosinase (hTyr). Recently, we reported that thiazolyl resorcinols
Yunbin Hao et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 23(9) (2018-08-31)
A method for the rapid determination of 4-hexylresorcinol (4-HR) residue in shrimp by solid phase extraction (SPE) ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was established. 4-HR was extracted twice with methanol, and the extract was formulated into methanol-water solution
E Arias et al.
Journal of food science, 72(8), C422-C429 (2007-11-13)
The effects of ascorbic acid (AA) and 4-hexylresorcinol (4-HR) on pear polyphenoloxidase (PPO) activity and stability have been investigated in vitro. AA does not interact directly with PPO but prevents browning by reducing oxidized substrates. The 4-HR exerts a dual
Alexander A Kamnev et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 172, 77-82 (2016-05-01)
In the emission (57Co) variant of Mössbauer spectroscopy (EMS), the 57Co radionuclide (with a half-life of 9months) is used that undergoes a nuclear decay 57Co→57Fe via electron capture followed by the emission of a γ-quantum, the energy of which is
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