4-Nitrobenzoyl chloride
Agent Name
4-Nitrobenzoyl chloride
CAS Number
122-04-3
Formula
C7-H4-Cl-N-O3
Major Category
Toxic Gases & Vapors
Synonyms
4-Nitrobenzoic acid chloride; p-Nitrobenzoic acid chloride; p-Nitrobenzoyl chloride; Benzoyl chloride, 4-nitro-; Benzoyl chloride, p-nitro-; [ChemIDplus] UN3261
Category
Acid Halides
Description
Bright yellow solid with pungent odor; [Merck Index] Yellow crystalline solid; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as an intermediate for dye stuffs and other chemicals; [NTP]
Comments
Causes ataxia and muscle contraction or spasticity in oral lethal-dose studies of mice, rabbits, and rats; Causes other changes in lungs, thorax, or respiration, pigmented or nucleated red blood cells, and changes in the spleen in 17-week intermittent inhalation studies (species not specified); Causes other changes in blood in 30-day intermittent oral studies of rats; [RTECS] Decomposed by water; [Merck Index] Reacts with water; [CAMEO] Causes burns; Inhalation may cause corrosive injuries to upper respiratory tract and lungs; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] See "Nitrobenzene" and "Benzoyl chloride."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Corrosive solid, acidic, organic, n.o.s."
Adverse Effects
Toxic Pneumonitis
Yes
Dermatotoxin
Skin burns
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Other Information
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