Ethylparaben

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IUPACName=4-hydroxybenzoic acid ethyl ester
OtherNames=ethyl paraben
ethyl parahydroxybenzoate
ethyl "p"-hydroxybenzoate
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CASNo=120-47-8
PubChem=8434
SMILES=CCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)O
MeSHName=ethyl-p-hydroxybenzoate
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Formula=C₉H₁₀O₃
MolarMass=166.174
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Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate, also called ethylparaben is the ethyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid. Its formula is HO-C₆H₄-CO-O-CH₂CH₃.

It is used as a preservative. As a food additive, it has E number E214.