Methylparaben

CAS Registry Number®

99-76-3

CAS Name

Methylparaben

Molecular Formula

C8H8O3

Molecular Mass

152.15

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    265 °C
  • Melting Point (2)

    131 °C
  • Density (3)

    1.1208 g/cm³ @ Temp: 137.2 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-8(10)6-2-4-7(9)5-3-6/h2-5,9H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=LXCFILQKKLGQFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OC)(=O)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, methyl ester
  • Benzoic acid, p-hydroxy-, methyl ester
  • p-Hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester
  • Maseptol
  • Methylben

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

58339-84-7, 156291-94-0, 1000398-37-7

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