p-Nitrophenol sodium salt
Agent Name
p-Nitrophenol sodium salt
CAS Number
824-78-2
Formula
C6-H5-N-O3.Na
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
4-Nitrophenol sodium salt; PNSP; Phenol, 4-nitro-, sodium salt; Phenol, p-nitro-, sodium salt; Sodium 4-nitrophenolate; Sodium 4-nitrophenoxide; Sodium nitrophenate; Sodium p-nitrophenate; Sodium p-nitrophenol; Sodium p-nitrophenolate; Sodium p-nitrophenoxide; para-Nitro sodium phenolate; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Nitrophenols
Description
Yellow solid; [HSDB] Dihydrate: Orange powder; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used to make parathion and methylparathion; [HSDB]
Comments
Causes somnolence in lethal-dose feeding studies and methemoglobinemia in inhalation studies of rats; [RTECS] Emergency treatment: "Phenol and related agents"; Causes methemoglobinemia and injury to liver and kidneys; [HSDB] Highly flammable; An irritant; [MSDSonline] See "4-Nitrophenol."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
4E-10 mm Hg
Lethal Concentration
LCLo (rat) > 4,700 mg/m3
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
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
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