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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C13H10O
Molecular Weight 182.2179
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of BENZOPHENONE

SMILES

O=C(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2

InChI

InChIKey=RWCCWEUUXYIKHB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C13H10O/c14-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Description
Curator's Comment: Description was created using several sources including: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/42578/1/WHO_TRS_909.pdf; http://www.fda.gov/food/ingredientspackaginglabeling/foodadditivesingredients/ucm091048.htm; http://www.fda.gov/downloads/drugs/developmentapprovalprocess/developmentresources/over-the-counterotcdrugs/statusofotcrulemakings/ucm090435.pdf; https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=5a68508b-f1fa-4f03-b28a-554e24cf58d6; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01695356?term=BENZOPHENONE&rank=1; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01695356?term=BENZOPHENONE&rank=1; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26753716

Benzophenone is the organic compound. It is a flavouring agent evaluated as safe at current levels of intake by joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and approved by FDA as a food additive and as UV protector. Substituted benzophenones such as oxybenzone (benzophenone-3) and dioxybenzone are used in sunscreens in cosmetics and as a sunscreen ingredients in some topical drugs in combination with skin lighteners for gradual fading of dark (brownish) areas in the skin such as freckles, age and liver spots or treatment of melanosis. Benzophenone derivatives can be used as a photo initiators. Benzophenone used in practical synthesis of some drugs.

Originator

Curator's Comment: C. S. Marvel and W. M. Sperry described the synthesis of benzothenone in 1928

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
METASOL

Approved Use

For the gradual fading of dark (brownish) areas in the skin such as freckles, age and liver spots
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Hydrogen abstraction from ionic liquids by benzophenone triplet excited states.
2001 Nov 21
Photoimmobilization of biomolecules within a 3-dimensional hydrogel matrix.
2002
Structure based design of benzophenone-based non-thiol farnesyltransferase inhibitors.
2002
The use of a photoactivatable kaempferol analogue to probe the role of flavonol 3-O-galactosyltransferase in pollen germination.
2002
Evaluating the potential for recycling all PET bottles into new food packaging.
2002
Experimental study on phototoxicity and the photosensitization potential of ketoprofen, suprofen, tiaprofenic acid and benzophenone and the photocross-reactivity in guinea pigs.
2002 Apr
Complete LC/MS analysis of a Tinnevelli senna pod extract and subsequent isolation and identification of two new benzophenone glucosides.
2002 Apr
Quinoxaline 1,4-dioxides: hypoxia-selective therapeutic agents.
2002 Apr
Oxygen transfer from sulfoxides: oxidation of alkylarenes catalyzed by a polyoxomolybdate, [PMo12O40]3-.
2002 Apr 24
[Determination of alkylphenols, bisphenol A, benzophenone and phthalates in containers of baby food, and migration into food simulants].
2002 Aug
New photoactivators for multiphoton excited three-dimensional submicron cross-linking of proteins: bovine serum albumin and type 1 collagen.
2002 Aug
4,4'-Benzophenone-O,O'-disulfamate: a potent inhibitor of steroid sulfatase.
2002 Aug 19
The development of an improved carrier system for sunscreen formulations based on crystalline lipid nanoparticles.
2002 Aug 21
Triplet energy distribution in photoinitiators containing two dissociable groups.
2002 Aug 23
Genotoxic activation of benzophenone and its two metabolites by human cytochrome P450s in SOS/umu assay.
2002 Aug 26
Oligonucleotides containing 7-vinyl-7-deazaguanine as a facile strategy for expanding the functional diversity of DNA.
2002 Aug 5
Migration of surrogate contaminants in paper and paperboard into water through polyethylene coating layer.
2002 Dec
Benzophenone-induced estrogenic potency in ovariectomized rats.
2002 Dec
Structure-reactivity relationships in the photoreduction of n,pi*-excited ketones and azoalkanes: the effect of reaction thermodynamics, excited-state electrophilicity, and antibonding character in the transition state.
2002 Feb
Stereoselective intramolecular hydrogen abstraction by a chiral benzophenone derivative.
2002 Feb 7
Methionine proximity assay, a novel method for exploring peptide ligand-receptor interaction.
2002 Feb-Nov
[Results of a French nationwide survey of cutaneous side effects of ketoprofen gel reported between September 1996 and August 2000].
2002 Jan-Feb
Relationship between estrogen receptor-binding and estrogenic activities of environmental estrogens and suppression by flavonoids.
2002 Jul
New cytotoxic coumarins and prenylated benzophenone derivatives from the bark of Ochrocarpos punctatus from the Madagascar rainforest.
2002 Jul
Identification of the principal binding site for RGD-containing ligands in the alpha(V)beta(3) integrin: a photoaffinity cross-linking study.
2002 Jul 2
Hydrogenation without a transition-metal catalyst: on the mechanism of the base-catalyzed hydrogenation of ketones.
2002 Jul 24
Identification of two tamoxifen target proteins by photolabeling with 4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)benzophenone.
2002 Jul-Aug
Stability indicating methods for the determination of loratadine in the presence of its degradation product.
2002 Jun 15
Synthesis and protein kinase inhibitory activity of balanol analogues with modified benzophenone subunits.
2002 Jun 6
Benzoic acid biosynthesis in cell cultures of Hypericum androsaemum.
2002 Mar
Photochemistry of benzophenone immobilized in a major groove of DNA: formation of thermally reversible interstrand cross-link.
2002 Mar 13
Oxidation of sulfides and disulfides under electron transfer or singlet oxygen photosensitization using soluble or grafted sensitizers.
2002 May
[Cross-reaction potentials of ketoprofen].
2002 May 12
Molecular structure of the solvated proton in isolated salts. Short, strong, low barrier (SSLB) H-bonds.
2002 Nov 20
p-Nitrobenzenesulfenate esters as precursors for laser flash photolysis studies of alkyl radicals.
2002 Nov 29
Photoinduced electron transfer cleavage of oxetane adducts of uracil and cytosine.
2002 Sep
Biotransformation of cyclizine in greyhounds. 2: N(1)-dealkylation and identification of some neutral and phenolic metabolites in canine urine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
2002 Sep
Modulation of GABA(A) receptor-mediated currents by benzophenone derivatives in isolated rat Purkinje neurones.
2002 Sep
Identification of the extracellular loop 2 as the point of interaction between the N terminus of the chemokine MIP-1alpha and its CCR1 receptor.
2002 Sep
Catalytic asymmetric Mannich reactions of glycine derivatives with imines. A new approach to optically active alpha,beta-diamino acid derivatives.
2003 Apr 4
Biochemical and structural studies with prenyl diphosphate analogues provide insights into isoprenoid recognition by protein farnesyl transferase.
2003 Apr 8
Structure-activity relationships of novel anti-malarial agents: part 5. N-(4-acylamino-3-benzoylphenyl)-[5-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-furyl]acrylic acid amides.
2003 Feb 10
Determination of benzophenones in a cosmetic matrix by supercritical fluid extraction and capillary electrophoresis.
2003 Feb 14
Cryptophycin affinity labels: synthesis and biological activity of a benzophenone analogue of cryptophycin-24.
2003 Feb 24
Three-fold interpenetrating three-dimensional networks based on C-methylcalix[4]resorcinarene incorporating benzophenone guest molecules.
2003 Feb 7
New series of N-substituted phenyl ketone oxime ethers: synthesis and bovine beta3-adrenergic agonistic activities.
2003 Jan
Tuning copper-dioxygen reactivity and exogenous substrate oxidations via alterations in ligand electronics.
2003 Jan 22
Unexpected differences in the alpha-halogenation and related reactivity of sulfones with perhaloalkanes in KOH-t-BuOH.
2003 Jan 24
High-intensity ultrasound-promoted reformatsky reactions.
2003 Jan 24
Diazotrifluoropropionamido-containing prenylcysteines: syntheses and applications for studying isoprenoid-protein interactions.
2003 Mar 6
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Apply a small amount of gel as a thin layer on the affected area twice daily, or use as directed by a doctor (50 g of gel contains 1 g of hydroquinone and 0.05 g benzophenone)
Route of Administration: Topical
The patterned co-culture of different types of living cells in a microfluidic device is crucial for the analysis of cellular interactions and cell-cell communication. Cell patterning was achieved by photocrosslinking 0.2 M benzophenone-4-isocyocyanate in a microfluidic channel. Patterning and co-culture of non-adherent K562 cells and adherent RF-6A cells was achieved by successive rounds of patterning. The present approach is expected to be useful for the development of in vitro methods for studying cell signaling.
Name Type Language
BENZOPHENONE
FCC   FHFI   HSDB   INCI   MI   USP-RS   WHO-DD  
INCI  
Official Name English
Benzophenone [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
BENZOPHENONE [HSDB]
Common Name English
DIPHENYLMETHANONE
Systematic Name English
PHENYTOIN SODIUM IMPURITY A [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
PHENYTOIN IMPURITY BENZOPHENONE [USP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
HYDROCODONE HYDROGEN TARTRATE 2.5-HYDRATE IMPURITY H [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
BENZOPHENONE [USP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
KAYACURE BP
Common Name English
DIMENHYDRINATE IMPURITY J [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
FEMA NO. 2134
Code English
BENZOPHENONE [FHFI]
Common Name English
DIMENHYDRINATE IMPURITY J
EP  
Common Name English
BENZOYLBENZENE
Systematic Name English
ADJUTAN 6016
Common Name English
PHENYL KETONE
Systematic Name English
PHENYTOIN SODIUM IMPURITY BENZOPHENONE [USP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE IMPURITY E [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
DIPHENYL KETONE
Systematic Name English
NSC-8077
Code English
.ALPHA.-OXODIPHENYLMETHANE
Common Name English
BENZOPHENONE [INCI]
Common Name English
BENZOPHENONE [FCC]
Common Name English
DAROCUR BP
Common Name English
DIPHENHYDRAMINE IMPURITY E
Common Name English
.ALPHA.-OXODITANE
Common Name English
BENZOPHENONE [MI]
Common Name English
BENZOPHENONE [IARC]
Common Name English
SPEEDCURE BP
Common Name English
BENZOPHENONE [USP-RS]
Common Name English
PHENYTOIN IMPURITY A [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
JECFA EVALUATION BENZOPHENONE
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CFR 21 CFR 172.515
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EPA PESTICIDE CODE 315
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Code System Code Type Description
EPA CompTox
DTXSID0021961
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HSDB
6809
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1056130
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CAS
119-61-9
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EVMPD
SUB13019MIG
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WIKIPEDIA
BENZOPHENONE
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NSC
8077
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PUBCHEM
3102
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MERCK INDEX
m2370
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SMS_ID
100000077159
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CHEBI
41308
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FDA UNII
701M4TTV9O
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
204-337-6
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DRUG BANK
DB01878
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RXCUI
18997
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MESH
C047723
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DAILYMED
701M4TTV9O
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JECFA MONOGRAPH
745
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