hexyl resorcinol
chemical compound
Also known as: 4-hexylresorcinol, n-hexylresorcinol
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Hexylresorcinol is a crystalline phenol with the chemical formula C12H18O2. Phenols are organic compounds characterized by a hydroxyl group attached to a carbon atom within an aromatic ring. Hexylresorcinol is used as an antiseptic and anthelmintic. Less toxic phenols, like hexylresorcinol, have replaced phenol in some applications, such as cough drops and other antiseptic uses. Phenol itself, the simplest member of this family, has been used as a disinfectant and was one of the first surgical antiseptics.12
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