Hexylresorcinol

Hexylresorcinol

Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-hexylbenzene-1,3-diol
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Legal status	?
Identifiers
CAS number	136-77-6 Y
ATC code	R02AA12
PubChem	CID 3610
ChemSpider	21106121 Y
UNII	R9QTB5E82N Y
KEGG	D04441 Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL443605 Y
Chemical data
Formula	C12H18O2
Mol. mass	194.27
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 Y Key:WFJIVOKAWHGMBH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Hexylresorcinol is an organic compound with anaesthetic, antiseptic and anthelmintic properties.^[1]

It is available for use topically on small skin infections, or as an ingredient in throat lozenges.

A study published in Chemical Research in Toxicology ^[2] 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. ↑ O. Gisvold (1966). C. O. Wilson, O. Gisvold and R. F. Doerge, ed. Textbook of Organic Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott. pp. 237–262. 
2. ↑ Amadasi, A; Mozzarelli, A; Meda, C; Maggi, A; Cozzini, P (2009). "Identification of xenoestrogens in food additives by an integrated in silico and in vitro approach". Chem. Res. Toxicol. 22 (1): 52–63. doi:10.1021/tx800048m. PMC 2758355. PMID 19063592.