Official EU label nameGlossary entry 20742

PHENYLETHYL RESORCINOL

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:85-27-8

Ingredient index records:

PHENYLETHYL RESORCINOL

Cosmetic functions: ANTIOXIDANT

1,3-Benzenediol, 4-(1-Phenylethyl)-

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PHENYLETHYL RESORCINOL

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name PHENYLETHYL RESORCINOL.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 85-27-8

CAS 85-27-8PubChem CID 11171903

4-(1-Phenylethyl)-1,3-benzenediol

A tyrosinase inhibitor with skin-lightening activity. — DrugBank

IUPAC name: 4-(1-phenylethyl)benzene-1,3-diol

Molecular formula: C14H14O2
Molecular weight: 214.26 g/mol
Exact mass: 214.099379685 Da
XLogP3: 3.5
Topological polar surface area: 40.5 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 2
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Phenylethyl resorcinolSymwhite 3771,3-Benzenediol, 4-(1-phenylethyl)-G37UFG162ORefChem:173057(+-)-PHENYLETHYL RESORCINOL4-(alpha-Methylbenzyl)resorcinol(+/-)-Phenylethyl resorcinol

16 more reported names

4-(1-phenylethyl)resorcinol4-(1-Phenylethyl)-13-benzenediolDS-8462HY-125809M2754AU-004/43508421US9422261, 4-(1- phenylethyl) benzene-1,3- diolUNII-G37UFG162OPhenylethyl resorcinol, (+/-)4-phenyl-thio4-(alpha-Methylbenzyl)resorcinol; 4-(1-Phenylethyl)benzene-1,3-diol; 4-(1-Phenylethyl)resorcin; 4-(1-Phenylethyl)resorcinol; 4-(alpha-Methylbenzyl)resorcinol;Symwhite 377 (Phenyl Ethyl Resorcinol)2,4-dihydroxydiphenylethane1,3-Benzenediol, 4-(1-phenylethyl)-, (+/-)4-(a-Methylbenzyl)resorcinol4-(|A-Methylbenzyl)resorcinol

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External database identifiers

ChEMBL:CHEMBL3961037
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID501005319
PubMed:30849679
PubMed:21896130
PubMed:19582213
PubMed:16758565

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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