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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Colorless crystals that are used as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wetting agent wetting agents] in soaps and also as preservatives in paints and pharmaceuticals.
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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]
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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* 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
 
* ''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, 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
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* 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, Michael McCann, ''Artist Beware'', Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
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* Michael McCann, ''Artist Beware'', Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 16:34, 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