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CAS 16782-08-4

CAS 16782-08-4 matches 1 EU annex record across Annex II–VI of Regulation 1223/2009.

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Chemical identity and properties

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CAS 16782-08-4PubChem CID 23672310

Potassium Paraben

The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following 20 parabens are safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment when the sum of the combined concentration of parabens in any given formulation does not exceed 0.8 %...Potassium Paraben... — Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

IUPAC name
potassium 4-hydroxybenzoate
Molecular formula
C7H5KO3
Molecular weight
176.21 g/mol
Exact mass
175.98757550 Da
Topological polar surface area
60.4 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
3
Covalent units
2
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

potassium p-hydroxybenzoateUNII-UHZ6Y0A8VRUHZ6Y0A8VREINECS 240-830-2MONOPOTASSIUM P-HYDROXYBENZOATE4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID POTASSIUM SALTP-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID MONOPOTASSIUM SALTBENZOIC ACID, 4-HYDROXY-, MONOPOTASSIUM SALT
10 more reported names
BENZOIC ACID, P-HYDROXY-, MONOPOTASSIUM SALTBENZOIC ACID, 4-HYDROXY-, POTASSIUM SALT (1:1)RefChem:175568POTASSIUM PARABEN [INCI]potassium;4-hydroxybenzoatep-hydroxybenzoic acid potassium saltP-HYDROXYBENZOICACIDPOTASSIUMSALTpotassium parahydroxybenzoateMSK2535KSafinamide Impurity 45 Potassium Salt
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