3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexanol is a building block for different esters, like TmCol-Salycilate (Homosalate), TmCol-Acrylate or TmCol-Methacrylates. Homosalate is an UV-filter – important for the usage in sun screens.
Typical Applications
TmCOL is used to produce homosalate, a chemical UVfilter utilized in a range of sunscreen products.It can be also used to produce its (meth)acrylate derivatives, which have a versatile application portfolio ranging from adhesives & sealants, inkjet and screen inks, metal and plastic coatings, polymer syntheses to liquid resins for UV curing.
Benefits at a glance
The hydrophobic trimethyl cyclohexane section in homosalate provides greasiness
that prevents the UV filter from dissolving in water.
that prevents the UV filter from dissolving in water.