4,4'-dihydroxybenzophenone
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4,4′-Dihydroxybenzophenone is an organic compound with the formula (HOC6H4)2CO. This off-white solid is a precursor to, or a degradation product of, diverse commercial materials. It is a potential endocrine disruptor.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- bisphenol
- Mass
- 214.063
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- found in taxon
- Arabidopsis thaliana
- melting point
- 223.0
- chemical formula
- C₁₃H₁₀O₃
- Commons category
- 4,4'-Dihydroxybenzophenone
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)O)O
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4,4′-Dihydroxybenzophenone is an organic compound with the formula (HOC6H4)2CO. This off-white solid is a precursor to, or a degradation product of, diverse commercial materials. It is a potential endocrine disruptor.
== Synthesis == 4,4′-Dihydroxybenzophenone is prepared by the rearrangement of p-hydroxyphenylbenzoate: HOC6H4CO2C6H5 → (HOC6H4)2CO
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