C8H7NaO3
174.13 g/mol
Food AdditiveDanger
Methylparaben sodium
CAS5026-62-0EC225-714-1
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Preservative in cosmetics and personal care products
Methylparaben sodium is the sodium salt of methylparaben, commonly used as a preservative in cosmetics and personal care products. It helps inhibit microbial growth to extend product shelf life.
Preservative in cosmeticsPreservative in personal care products
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Referencestereoisomer of
Methyl 4-hydroxy(²H₄)benzoate
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Safety Reference
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
sodium 4-methoxycarbonylphenolate
InChIKey
PESXGULMKCKJCC-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES
COC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)[O-].[Na+]
Synonyms (34)
- Bonomold OMNa
- Methylparaben sodium
- Methylparaben sodium (NF)
- Methylparaben, sodium salt
- Nipagin Monosodium
- Nipagin m sodium
- Ns 3500s
- Paratexin ms
- Paridol mna
- Preserval MS
- Sodium nipagin
- Solbrol m sodium salt
- Solparol
- sodium methyl hydroxybenzoate
- sodium methyl paraben