Organic Structures, Sunscreens

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Click on an image to download a PDB file.

For background on sunscreens, see:

• Walters, C.; Keeney, A.; Wigal, C.; Johnston, C; R. Cornelius, R. "The Spectrophotometric Analysis and Modeling of Sunscreens," J. Chem. Educ., 1997, 74, 99-102.
• Kimbrough, D. R. "The Photochemistry of Sunscreens," J. Chem. Educ., 1997, 74, 51-53.

A write-up of an experiment in which introductory students examine spectra of sunscreens predicted using CAChe appears on a page of experiments.

Files for these compounds are available:

• Octocrylene
• p-methoxycinnamate
• Ethylhexyl salicylate
• Homosalate
• Oxybenzone
• p-aminobenzoic acid

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Octocrylene

p-methoxycinnamate

Ethylhexyl salicylate

Homosalate

Oxybenzone

p-aminobenzoic acid

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