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[General Description]
Orange prisms or yellow powder. No odor. |
[Reactivity Profile]
Oxidation of this chemical may occur in the presence of air and violent decomposition may occur if 2-AMINO-4-NITROPHENOL(99-57-0) is allowed to dry out completely at elevated temperatures. 2-AMINO-4-NITROPHENOL(99-57-0) is stable when stored protected from light and under nitrogen for two weeks at temperatures up to 140° F, and storage under nitrogen for up to 24 weeks at room temperature (77° F) should produce no loss of stability. This chemical is incompatible with acids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, chloroformates and strong oxidizing agents. 2-AMINO-4-NITROPHENOL(99-57-0) is also incompatible with iron. |
[Air & Water Reactions]
Insoluble in water. |
[Fire Hazard]
Flash point data for this chemical are not available. 2-AMINO-4-NITROPHENOL is probably combustible. |
[Chemical Properties]
OCHRE CRYSTALLINE POWDER |
[Uses]
2-Amino-4-nitrophenol is used in preparing some mordant
dyes and in some hair dyes. |
[Uses]
An aromatic constituent found in hair dyes and other cosmetic products with very low levels of mutagenic activity. |
[Definition]
ChEBI: 2-Amino-4-nitrophenol is a member of 4-nitrophenols. |
[Synthesis Reference(s)]
Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 3, p. 82, 1955 The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 45, p. 4992, 1980 DOI: 10.1021/jo01312a039 |
[Flammability and Explosibility]
Nonflammable |
[Purification Methods]
Crystallise the phenol from water. [Beilstein 13 IV 896.] |