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Methoxypropylamino cyclohexenylidene ethoxyethylcyanoacetate

Organic compound used in sunscreen

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 24, 2026
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Methoxypropylamino cyclohexenylidene ethoxyethylcyanoacetate is an organic compound used in sunscreens to absorb UVA radiation. It is marketed as Mexoryl 400 by L'Oréal, and as UVMune by L'Oréal's subsidiary La Roche Posay. MCE has an absorption maximum at 385 nm, which is in the long-wave UVA range. It is used exclusively in products manufactured by L'Oréal. MCE was developed by L'Oréal and BASF.

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