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4-Hexylresorcinol

File:Hexylresorcinol.svg
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Clinical data
ATC code	R02AA12 (WHO)
Identifiers
IUPAC name 4-hexylbenzene-1,3-diol
CAS Number	136-77-6
PubChem CID	3610
ChemSpider	21106121
UNII	R9QTB5E82N
KEGG	D04441
ChEMBL	ChEMBL443605
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1020699
ECHA InfoCard	100.004.780
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C12H18O2
Molar mass	194.27 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES Oc1cc(O)ccc1CCCCCC
InChI 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 Key:WFJIVOKAWHGMBH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Hexylresorcinol is a chemical compound with anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.

It can be used topically on small skin infections, or as an ingredient in throat lozenges.

An ingredient in Strepsils Extra (but not Strepsils Original) and, as a 0,1% solution, it is the active ingredient in S.T.37, Topical Antiseptic/Oral Pain Reliever.

A study published in Chemical Research in Toxicology in March 2009 shows that 4-hexylresorcinol used as a food additive (E-586) exhibits some estrogenic activity, i.e. resembles action of the female sex hormone estrogen.

References

1. Chem. Res. Toxicol., 2009, 22 (1), pp 52–63

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