Butyl p-Hydroxybenzoate
Chemical Name: butyl p-hydroxybenzoate
Trade Name:butyl paraben
Molecular Formula:C11H14O3
Molecular Weight:194.23
CAS#:94-26-8
Physical and chemical properties: It is white crystalline with special smell and easily dissolved in alcohol, ether and chloroform, but difficult dissolved in water. It tastes astringent.
Quality Specification
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Specification
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Q/SH
010-2004 |
USP
29-NF24 |
BP 2000
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Characters
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Colorless crystals or white crystalline powder
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Purity (on dry base) % ≥
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99.0
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99.0-100.5
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99.0-100.5
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Melting Point ºC
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67.5-69
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68-72
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69-72
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Acidity
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qualified
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qualified
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qualified
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Sulfate(SO42-) % ≤
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0.024
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Heavy Metal(Pb) % ≤
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0.001
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Heavy Metal(AS) % ≤
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0.0001
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Loss on Drying % ≤
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0.50
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0.50
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0.50
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Residue % ≤
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0.10
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0.05
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0.05
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p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid and Salicylic Acid ≤
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0.10
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Appearance of Solution
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Clear
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Identification
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qualified
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Organic Volatile impurities
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qualified
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Related Substances
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qualified
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Usage: This product is mainly used as intermediates of organic synthesis as well as antiseptics for medicine, foodstuff, cosmetics and films.
Package: It is packed with plastic bags. Each has 1kg. A box holds 20 bags (paperboard box). It is also packed by hardboard drums within double PE linings. Each drum has net weight of 25 kg or 50 kg.