Benzophenone-n

Benzphenone-1 – benzophenone-12 (BP-1 –BP-12) are UVA/UVB absorbers. Some of them are used in sunscreens.

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  Benzophenone-3 (oxybenzone)
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  Benzophenone-4 (sulisobenzone)
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  Benzophenone-5 (sulisobenzone sodium)
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  Benzophenone-8 (dioxybenzone)
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  Benzophenone-10 (mexenone, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4'-methyl-benzophenone)
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  Benzophenone-12 (octabenzone, used to protect plastics)

• Benzophenone-1 (2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone)
• Benzophenone-2 (2,2',4,4'-tetrahydroxybenzophenone)
• Benzophenone-6 (2,2'-dihydroxy-4,4'-dimethoxybenzophenone)
• Benzophenone-7 (5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzophenone)
• Benzophenone-9 (sodium 2,2'-dihydroxy-4,4'-dimethoxybenzophenone-5,5'-disulfonate)
• Benzophenone-11 (benzophenone-2 and benzophenone-6)^[1]

Benzophenone, the base structure of these sunscreening agents