Heptylparaben

Heptylparaben
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Heptyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
	Other names Heptyl p-hydroxybenzoate;; Heptyl paraben;; Heptylparaben;; Nipaheptyl;; n-Heptyl 4-hydroxybenzoate;; n-Heptyl p-hydroxybenzoate;; Heptyl para-hydroxybenzoate;; E209;
Identifiers
CAS Number	1085-12-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	13515 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.012.832
PubChem CID	14138;
UNII	K2CIJ448IX;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID4022523 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C14H20O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-11-17-14(16)12-7-9-13(15)10-8-12/h7-10,15H,2-6,11H2,1H3 Key: ZTJORNVITHUQJA-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES O=C(OCCCCCCC)c1ccc(O)cc1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C14H20O3
Molar mass	236.311 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Heptylparaben (heptyl p-hydroxybenzoate) is a compound with formula C₇H₁₅(C₆H₄OHCOO). It is a paraben which is the heptyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid.

Heptylparaben has also been found to be produced in some microorganisms including Microbulbifer.^[1]

As a food additive it has E number E209, and is used as a preservative.

References

^ Peng, X; Adachi, K; Chen, C; Kasai, H; Kanoh, K; Shizuri, Y; Misawa, N (2006). "Discovery of a Marine Bacterium Producing 4-Hydroxybenzoate and Its Alkyl Esters, Parabens". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72 (8): 5556. doi:10.1128/AEM.00494-06. PMC 1538717. PMID 16885309.