Mequinol

Mequinol
Clinical data
Other names	4-Hydroxyanisole; para-Guaiacol
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
MedlinePlus	a682437
Routes of; administration	Topical
ATC code	D11AX06 (WHO) ;
Legal status
Legal status	CA: Unscheduled; US: ℞-only and Unscheduled; In general: unscheduled;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 4-Methoxyphenol;
CAS Number	150-76-5 ;
PubChem CID	9015;
IUPHAR/BPS	6827;
ChemSpider	8665 ;
UNII	6HT8U7K3AM;
KEGG	D04926 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL544 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID4020828 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.246
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C7H8O2
Molar mass	124.139 g·mol−1
Density	1.55 g/cm3
Melting point	52.5 °C (126.5 °F)
Boiling point	243 °C (469 °F)
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c1-9-7-4-2-6(8)3-5-7/h2-5,8H,1H3 ; Key:NWVVVBRKAWDGAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
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Mequinol, MeHQ or 4-methoxyphenol, is an organic compound with the formula CH₃OC₆H₄OH. It is a phenol with a methoxy group in the para position. A colorless solid, it is used in dermatology^[1] and organic chemistry.^[2]

^ Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. "Full Prescribing Information" (PDF). US Food and Drug Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ Hudnall PM (2000). "Hydroquinone". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a13_499. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.

[FDA-1] Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. "Full Prescribing Information" (PDF). US Food and Drug Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[Ullmann-2] Hudnall PM (2000). "Hydroquinone". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a13_499. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.

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