Showing metabocard for Benzophenone (MMDBc0014480)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Status
Detected and Quantified
Creation Date
2021-05-15 05:29:30 UTC
Update Date
2022-08-31 06:37:44 UTC
MiMeDB ID
MMDBc0014480
Metabolite Identification
Common Name
Benzophenone
Description
Benzophenone is the organic compound with the formula (C6H5)2CO, generally abbreviated Ph2CO. It is a widely used building block in organic chemistry, being the parent diarylketone. Benzophenone is found in fruits. Benzophenone is present in grapes and it is also used as a flavouring agent. Benzophenone is a common photosensitizer in photochemistry. It crosses from the S1 state into the triplet state with nearly 100% yield. The resulting diradical will abstract a hydrogen atom from a suitable hydrogen donor to form a ketyl radical.