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Colorless crystals that are used as [[wetting agent|wetting agents]] in soaps and also as preservatives in paints and pharmaceuticals.
 
Colorless crystals that are used as [[wetting agent|wetting agents]] in soaps and also as preservatives in paints and pharmaceuticals.
 
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[[[SliderGallery rightalign|ethylparaben.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate; ethyl para amino benzoic acid; 4-hydroxybenzoic acid ethyl ester; Nipagin A; Ethyl Parasept
 
ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate; ethyl para amino benzoic acid; 4-hydroxybenzoic acid ethyl ester; Nipagin A; Ethyl Parasept
  
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|ethylparaben.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
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== Risks ==
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* Contact may cause irritation. 
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* Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/64709.htm MSDS]
  
== Other Properties ==
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
 
Soluble in ethanol and ether. Insoluble in water.
 
Soluble in ethanol and ether. Insoluble in water.
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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== Resources and Citations ==
 
 
Contact may cause irritation. 
 
 
 
Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/64709.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

Latest revision as of 15:34, 5 August 2022

Description

Colorless crystals that are used as wetting agents in soaps and also as preservatives in paints and pharmaceuticals.

Chemical structure

Ethylparaben.jpg

Synonyms and Related Terms

ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate; ethyl para amino benzoic acid; 4-hydroxybenzoic acid ethyl ester; Nipagin A; Ethyl Parasept

Risks

  • Contact may cause irritation.
  • Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in ethanol and ether. Insoluble in water.

Composition C9H10O3
CAS 120-47-8
Melting Point 115 C
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 166.18
Boiling Point 297-298 C

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 3883
  • Richard C. Wolbers, Nanette T. Sterman, Chris Stavroudis, Notes for Workshop on New Methods in the Cleaning of Paintings, J.Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 1990
  • Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979