8 results about "Dibenzoylmethane" patented technology

Dibenzoylmethane (DBM) is an organic compound with the formula (C₆H₅C(O))₂CH₂. DBM is the name for a 1,3-diketone, but the compound exists primarily as the enol tautomer. The interconversion between the diketone and the two equivalent enols is so rapid that the distinction is usually ignored. DBM (actually its enol) is a white solid. Due to their high photostability, derivatives of DBM such as avobenzone, have found applications as sunscreen products.