Diethyl lutidinate

Diethyl lutidinate
Clinical data
Trade namesStemoxydine; Mexoryl SBU
Other namesDiethyl 2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid
2,4-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid diethyl ester
Routes of
administration
topical
Identifiers
  • Diethyl pyridine-2,4-dicarboxylate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.114.112
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC11H13NO4
Molar mass223.228 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCOC(=O)C1=CC(=NC=C1)C(=O)OCC
  • InChI=1S/C11H13NO4/c1-3-15-10(13)8-5-6-12-9(7-8)11(14)16-4-2/h5-7H,3-4H2,1-2H3
  • Key:MUUDQLHCIAOWPR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Diethyl lutidinate is a chemical compound. It has been studied for its potential use in hair care.

It can be synthesized by reacting lutidinic acid with ethanol at elevated temperature in presence of sulfuric acid.