Arbutin 497-76-7

CAS Number: 497-76-7 

Molecular Formula: C12H16O7 

Molecular Weight: 272.25 

EINECS Number: 207-850-3

Use and application:

Arbutin, also known as arbutin, arbutin, arbutin, arbutin or myricetin, because it is originally derived from natural green plants, it is a combination of "green", "safe" and "efficient" concepts. Active substance for skin whitening. Arbutin is an ideal whitening agent for whitening cosmetics. There are two optical isomers, α and ß, and the ß isomer with biological activity. It is white and slightly yellowish powder at room temperature. It is easily soluble in water, methanol, ethanol and Chemicalbook propylene glycol and glycerin aqueous solution. There is no precipitation after dissolution, and it is insoluble in chloroform, ether, petroleum ether, etc. It is added in many whitening skin care products. It is named after being found in the leaves of the bearberry of the Rhododendron family, and later in the Rhododendron family Vaccinium plant bilberry, Rosaceae pear plant Salari tree (Western pear, Koyama pear), Saxifraga It is found in the leaves of plants such as Saxifraga in the grass family, and is used as an additive in medicines and cosmetics after extraction.