4-Hydroxybenzoic acid Chemical Name:4-Hydroxybenzoic acid Trade Name:p-oxybenzoic acid Molecular Formula:C7H6O3 Molecular Weight:138.12 CAS No.:99-96-7 Properties:white odorless crystalline powder, easily soluble in hot water and alcohols, aethers and acetone, slightly soluble in cold water and benzene, insoluble in carbon bisulfide; relative density is 1.46 Use: Can be used as antiseptic, intermediate of dyes, pharmaceuticals; as main material of liquid crystal polymers; as material of pesticide intermediate Specification Item Specification Polymer Grade Technical Grade Appearance white crystal powder white crystal powder Purity(on dry base) % 99.6 99.0 Melting Point 214-217 212-216 Odor odorless odorless Solubility Clear and transparent clear and transparent Loss on Drying % 0.20 0.50 Color(Pt-Co) 10 40 Ash % 0.02 0.15 Sulfate(SO42-) 0.01 0.05 Chloride(Cl-) % 0.005 0.02 Phe% 0.01 0.10 Salicylic Acid % 0.02 0.10 4-Hydroxyisophthalic Acid(HIPA) ppm 500 / Insolubles in Metha ppm 50 / Potassium(K+) ppm 5 / Sodium (Na+) ppm 5 / Iron (Fe) ppm 5 / Ca2++Mg2+ppm 5 /
