Acta Chimica Asiana
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025)

Synthesis and characterization of 2,4,6-trihydroxy benzophenone and its activity as sunscreen

Yuanita, Emmy (Unknown)
Rohmana, Ainni (Unknown)
Ulfa, Maria (Unknown)
Ningsih, Baiq Nila Sari (Unknown)
Sudirman, Sudirman (Unknown)
Dharmayani, Ni Komang Tri (Unknown)
Lestarini, Ima Arum (Unknown)
Septiyana, Maulida (Unknown)
Ratnasari, Baiq Desy (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 May 2025

Abstract

Benzophenone was synthesized through a condensation reaction of benzoic acid and phloroglucinol with an Eaton reagent as a catalyst. The percentage of the product was 60%, and it was characterized using FTIR and 1H-NMR. The sunscreen activity was carried out using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer to calculate the SPF value. The synthesis result was made in several concentration variations: 100, 150, 200, 250, and 300 ppm to measure the SPF values. The results showed that the SPF values were 9.89, 13.39, 17.83, 23.77, and 28.26, respectively. Based on this, it can be concluded that these compounds have biological activity as sunscreen and samples of 200-300 ppm are included in the ultra-category as sunscreen.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ACA

Publisher

Subject

Chemistry

Description

Acta Chimica Asiana (online ISSN 2550-0503, print ISSN 2550-049x) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes high-quality original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Significant finding that is insufficient to be presented as ...