1-Amino-2-chloro-4-nitrobenzene
Agent Name
1-Amino-2-chloro-4-nitrobenzene
Alternative Name
2-Chloro-4-nitroaniline
CAS Number
121-87-9
Formula
C6-H5-Cl-N2-O2
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
2-Chloro-4-nitroaniline; 2-Chloro-4-nitrobenzenamine; 4-Nitro-2-chloroaniline; Aniline, 2-chloro-4-nitro-; Benzenamine, 2-chloro-4-nitro-; OCPNA; o-Chloro-p-nitroaniline; ortho-Chloro-para-nitroaniline; [ChemIDplus] UN2237
Category
Nitroanilines
Description
Yellow solid; [Hawley] Yellow powder; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used to make dyes and the molluscicide Niclodamide; [HSDB] Used in organic synthesis (paints, lacquers, and varnishes industry); [IUCLID]
Comments
General anesthetic effect in lethal-dose feeding studies of guinea pigs; [RTECS] Emergency treatment: Methemoglobinemia; [HSDB] "Toxic by ingestion and inhalation." [Hawley] A mild skin irritant; Can induce methemoglobinemia; [ICSC] An irritant; May induce methemoglobinemia; [MSDSonline]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
0.000485 mm Hg
Explanatory Notes
Flash point = 205 deg C; [HSDB]
Adverse Effects
Methemoglobinemia
MetHgb is secondary toxic effect
Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: