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{{Otheruses4|this particular compound|the class of hydroxybenzoate esters, including discussion on possible health effects|paraben}}
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|IUPACName=4-hydroxybenzoic acid ethyl ester
|OtherNames=ethyl paraben<br>ethyl parahydroxybenzoate<br>ethyl ''p''-hydroxybenzoate
|Section1= {{Chembox Identifiers
|  CASNo=120-47-8
|  PubChem=8434
|  SMILES=CCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)O
|  MeSHName=ethyl-p-hydroxybenzoate
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|  Formula=C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>3</sub>
|  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-C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>-CO-O-CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>. 

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

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[[Category:Food science]]
[[Category:Preservatives]]
[[Category:Phenols]]
[[Category:Carboxylate esters]]

[[de:4-Hydroxybenzoesäureethylester]]

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