C7H6O3
138.12 g/mol
Food AdditiveDanger
4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID
CAS99-96-7EC202-804-9
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
intermediate for food preservatives
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid is a monohydroxybenzoic acid derived from benzoic acid, featuring a hydroxy group at the para position of the benzene ring. It serves as a plant and algal metabolite and is primarily used as an intermediate in the production of food preservatives.
intermediate for food preservativesintermediate for synthetic drugsintermediate for fungicides
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Safety Reference
Danger
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
4-hydroxybenzoic acid
InChIKey
FJKROLUGYXJWQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)O
Synonyms (51)
- 4-HBA
- PHB
- Sodium Ethyl Parahydroxybenzoate EP Impurity A; Aspirin Impurity A; Acetylsalicylic Acid EP Impurity A; Propyl Parahydroxybenzoate EP Impurity A
- 3pcc
- 3pch
- 4-Carboxyphenol
- 4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID
- 4-Hydroxybenzoate
- 4-Hydroxybenzoate, III
- 4-Hydroxybenzoesaeure
- 4-OH benzoic acid
- 4-hydoxybenzoic acid
- 4-hydroxy-benzoicaci
- 4-hydroxylbenzoic acid
- 4-hyroxybenzoic acid
- 4beta-hydroxybenzoic acid
- Acido p-idrossibenzoico
- Aspirin Impurity A
- Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-
- Benzoic acid, p-hydroxy-
- HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID, PARA
- Hydroxybenzenecarboxylic acid
- Hydroxybenzoic acid
- Kyselina 4-hydroxybenzoova
- Paraben-acid
- SALICYLIC ACID IMPURITY A
- p-Hydroxybenzoic
- p-Hydroxybenzoic acid
- p-Oxybenzoesaure
- p-Oxybenzoesaure [German]
- p-Salicylate
- p-Salicylic acid
- p-carboxyphenol
- p-hydroxy-Benzoate
- p-hydroxy-bezoic acid
- para-Hydroxybenzoic acid
- phenol derivative, 8
- rho-hydroxybenzoic acid