Iso-Octyl chloride (2-ethylhexyl chloride) is used as an essential building block in the synthesis of the highly active broad-spectrum UV absorber Bemotrizinol.
Typical Applications
Iso-Octyl chloride (2-ethylhexyl chloride) is used as an essential building block in the synthesis of the highly active broad-spectrum UV absorber Bemotrizinol. This oil-soluble UVB and UVA absorber is an excellent additive in sunscreens absorbing UV rays. Due to its high photostable properties, it is showing almost no photodegradation and decomposition over a long UV absorption period of sunrays and makes a sunscreen perfect to protect younger skin in particular.
Benefits at a glance
- Bemotrizinol produced with iso-octyl chloride is oil-soluble UVB and UVA absorber and is an excellent additive in sunscreens absorbing UV rays
- Due to its high photostable properties, it is showing almost no photodegradation and decomposition over a long UV absorption period of sunrays and makes a sunscreen perfect to protect younger skin in particular