Anthranilic acid
Agent Name
Anthranilic acid
Alternative Name
o-Aminobenzoic acid
CAS Number
118-92-3
Formula
C7-H7-N-O2
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
o-Aminobenzoic acid; 1-Amino-2-carboxybenzene; 2-Aminobenzoic acid; 2-Carboxyaniline; Benzoic acid, o-amino-; Kyselina anthranilova [Czech]; Kyselina o-aminobenzoova [Czech]; Vitamin L1; o-Anthranilic acid; o-Carboxyaniline; ortho-Aminobenzoic acid; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Aminobenzoic Acids
Description
White to pale yellow solid; [Merck Index] Cream-colored odorless crystalline solid; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used as an intermediate for dyes, drugs, pesticides, perfumes, flavors, and bird and insect repellents; Also used as a mold inhibitor in soya sauce and to enhance the milk production in cows; [HSDB]
Comments
Emergency treatment: methemoglobinemia; [HSDB] Causes somnolence and ataxia in lethal-dose feeding studies of rats; [RTECS] An eye irritant; [ICSC] May cause irritation, methemoglobinemia, and liver injury; [CAMEO] An irritant; [MSDSonline]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
0.000278 mm Hg
Explanatory Notes
Flash point = 150 deg C; [ICSC]
Adverse Effects
Methemoglobinemia
MetHgb is secondary toxic effect
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion
IARC Carcinogen
Not classifiable
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: