3-Nitrophenol

Agent Name
3-Nitrophenol
CAS Number
554-84-7
Formula
C6-H5-N-O3
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
3-Nitrophenol formula graphical representation
Synonyms
3-Hydroxynitrobenzene; Phenol, 3-nitro-; Phenol, m-nitro-; m-Hydroxynitrobenzene; m-Nitrofenol [Czech]; m-Nitrophenol; [ChemIDplus] UN1663
Category
Nitrophenols
Description
Yellow solid; [Hawley] Yellow powder; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used as a pH indicator and a fungicide to control mold/mildew, dry rot, and dry rot fungi on leather, leather surfaces, and leather products; Also used to make dyestuffs and other intermediates; [HSDB]
Comments
A mutagen and severe eye irritant; Causes weakness and coma in subcutaneous, lethal-dose studies of rats; [RTECS] Emergency treatment: "Phenol and related agents"; A skin irritant; A severe eye irritant; [HSDB] An irritant; May cause serious injury to eyes; [MSDSonline] See "4-Nitrophenol."
Biomedical References
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Exposure Assessment

Vapor Pressure
0.1 mm Hg
Explanatory Notes
Odor threshold = 3.0 mg/m3 (in air); [HSDB] The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Nitrophenols."

Adverse Effects

Methemoglobinemia
MetHgb is secondary toxic effect

Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: