ethylparaben
Also known as ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate, E214, 214, ethyl paraben
Ethylparaben ('ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate') is the ethyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid. Its formula is HO-C6H4-CO-O-CH2CH3. It is a member of the class of compounds known as parabens.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H10O3
- Molecular weight
- 166.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
- SMILES
- CCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)O
- InChIKey
- NUVBSKCKDOMJSU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.5
- Polar surface area
- 46.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Ethylparaben ('ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate') is the ethyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid. Its formula is HO-C6H4-CO-O-CH2CH3. It is a member of the class of compounds known as parabens.
It is used as an antifungal preservative. As a food additive, it has E number E214.