Butylparaben
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Butylparaben | |
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Common name | butylparaben |
Systematic name | butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate |
Other names | butyl paraben; butyl parahydroxybenzoate; butyl p-hydroxybenzoate |
Chemical formula | C11H14O3 |
- This article is about this particular compound. For the class of hydroxybenzoate esters, including discussion on possible health effects, see parabens.
Butylparaben, also butyl paraben, one of the parabens, has formula C4H9(C6H4(OH)COO). It is the butyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid.