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Benzyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid benzyl ester, Benzyl paraben

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Linear Formula:
HOC6H4CO2CH2C6H5
CAS Number:
94-18-8
Molecular Weight:
228.24
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329748426
EC Number:
202-311-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2115995
MDL number:
MFCD00016471

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InChI key

MOZDKDIOPSPTBH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C14H12O3/c15-13-8-6-12(7-9-13)14(16)17-10-11-4-2-1-3-5-11/h1-9,15H,10H2

SMILES string

Oc1ccc(cc1)C(=O)OCc2ccccc2

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥98.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

Quality Level

100

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

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General description

Benzyl 4-hydroxybenzoate is an ester of para-hydroxy benzoic acid. It is used as a preservative, colorless dye and color developing agent in cosmetics and personal care products.

Application

Benzyl 4-hydroxybenzoate may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in cosmetics, personal care products and pharmaceutical formulations by chromatography and spectrometry techniques.

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GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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BCCH3273
BCCC6704
BCBW2899
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Determination of Preservatives in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products by LC-MS-MS
Myers EA, et al.
LCGC North America, 33, 16-22 (2015)
Determination of parabens in pharmaceutical formulations by solid-phase microextraction-ion mobility spectrometry
Lokhnauth JK and Snow NH
Analytical Chemistry, 77(18), 5938-5946 (2005)
Hung-Ming Yang et al.
Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 21(1), 395-400 (2013-08-27)
The catalytic esterification of sodium 4-hydroxybenzoate with benzyl bromide by ultrasound-assisted solid-liquid phase-transfer catalysis (U-SLPTC) was investigated using the novel dual-site phase-transfer catalyst 4,4'-bis(tributylammoniomethyl)-1,1'-biphenyl dichloride (BTBAMBC), which was synthesized from the reaction of 4,4'-bis(chloromethyl)-1,1'-biphenyl and tributylamine. Without catalyst and in
Validation of HPLC analysis of 2-phenoxyethanol, 1-phenoxypropan-2-ol, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl and benzyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (parabens) in cosmetic products, with emphasis on decision limit and detection capability.
Borremans M, et al.
Chromatographia, 59(1-2), 47-53 (2004)

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