Methylparaben

• Formula: C₈H₈O₃
• Molecular weight: 152.1473
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-8(10)6-2-4-7(9)5-3-6/h2-5,9H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LXCFILQKKLGQFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 99-76-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, methyl ester; Benzoic acid, p-hydroxy-, methyl ester; p-Carbomethoxyphenol; p-Hydroxybenzoic acid, methyl ester; p-Methoxycarbonylphenol; Abiol; Maseptol; Methaben; Methyl chemosept; Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate; Methyl Butex; Methyl Parasept; Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate; Methylben; Metoxyde; Moldex; Nipagin; Nipagin M; Paridol; Preserval; Preserval M; Septos; Solbrol; Solbrol M; Tegosept M; 4-(Methoxycarbonyl)phenol; 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, methyl ester; Aseptoform; Metaben; Methyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid; Methylester kyseliny p-hydroxybenzoove; Methyl parahydroxybenzoate; p-Oxybenzoesauremethylester; Lexgard M; NSC 3827; Paraben M; Metagin; p-Hydroxybenzoic methyl ester; component of Heb-Cort MC; Paraben; Parasept; Methyl p-oxybenzoate; Methyl //p//-Hydroxybenzoate; Methylparaben USP; Nigagin; Solparol; Preserval MS; Solparol (Salt/Mix); Preserval MS (Salt/Mix)
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of fusion

References

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Manzo and Ahumanda, 1990
Manzo, R.H.; Ahumanda, A.A., Effects of solvent medium on solubility. V: Enthalpic and entropic contributions to the free energy changes of Di-substituted benzene derivatives in ethanol: Water and ethanol: Cyclohexane mixtures, J. Pharm. Sci., 1990, 79, 12, 1109, https://doi.org/10.1002/jps.2600791214 . [all data]

Temprado, Roux, et al., 2005
Temprado, Manuel; Roux, Maria Victoria; Umnahanant, Patamaporn; Zhao, Hui; Chickos, James S., The Thermochemistry of 2,4-Pentanedione Revisited: Observance of a Nonzero Enthalpy of Mixing between Tautomers and Its Effects on Enthalpies of Formation, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109, 25, 12590-12595, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0515131 . [all data]

Perlovich, Rodionov, et al., 2005
Perlovich, German L.; Rodionov, Sergey V.; Bauer-Brandl, Annette, Thermodynamics of solubility, sublimation and solvation processes of parabens, European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2005, 24, 1, 25-33, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2004.09.007 . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Giordano, Bettini, et al., 1999
Giordano, Ferdinando; Bettini, Ruggero; Donini, Cristina; Gazzaniga, Andrea; Caira, Mino R.; Zhang, Geoffrey G.Z.; Grant, David J.W., Physical properties of parabens and their mixtures: Solubility in water, thermal behavior, and crystal structures, J. Pharm. Sci., 1999, 88, 11, 1210-1216, https://doi.org/10.1021/js9900452 . [all data]

Manzo and Ahumada, 1990
Manzo, Ruben H.; Ahumada, Amelia A., Effects of solvent medium on solubility. V: Enthalpic and entropic contributions to the free energy changes of Di-substituted benzene derivatives in ethanol: Water and ethanol: Cyclohexane mixtures, J. Pharm. Sci., 1990, 79, 12, 1109-1115, https://doi.org/10.1002/jps.2600791214 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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