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Pentyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid 4-pentyl ester, Amyl p-hydroxybenzoate, NSC 309817, Pentyl paraben

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H16O3
CAS Number:
6521-29-5
Molecular Weight:
208.25
Beilstein:
2722438
MDL number:
MFCD00016479
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329769947
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O=C(OCCCCC)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1

InChI

1S/C12H16O3/c1-2-3-4-9-15-12(14)10-5-7-11(13)8-6-10/h5-8,13H,2-4,9H2,1H3

InChI key

ZNSSPLQZSUWFJT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Pentyl 4-hydroxybenzoate belongs to the class of parabens, a group of alkyl esters derived from p-hydroxybenzoic acid. They find a variety of applications as preservatives in the cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food industries.[1]

Application

Pentyl 4-hydroxybenzoate may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in cosmetics,[1] water and urine samples[2] using chromatography techniques.

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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BCCF0973
BCBZ9101
BCBR8662

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Ana Victoria Marta-Sanchez et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 25(15), 14460-14470 (2018-03-12)
Parabens have been widely used as antimicrobial agents, mainly in food products, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Although they are known as safe preservatives, they also cause some harm to human health, which has been discussed lately. Therefore, the aim of this
Screening of preservatives by HPLC-PDA-ESI/MS: A focus on both allowed and recently forbidden compounds in the new EU cosmetics regulation
Lecce R, et al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 125, 260-269 (2016)
Marta Pastor-Belda et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1564, 102-109 (2018-06-17)
This study describes the use of a magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotube composite for the preconcentration of nine parabens (methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, pentyl, phenyl and benzylparaben) from water and urine samples after in situ acetylation. The enriched extracts

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