2-Methyl-5-nitroaniline
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
99-55-8
[ Name ]:
2-Methyl-5-nitroaniline
[Synonym ]:
Benzenamine, 2-methyl-5-nitro-
EINECS 202-765-8
5-Nitro-o-toluidine
2-methyl-5-nitrophenylamine
2-Methyl-5-nitrobenzolamin
PNOT
2-Methyl-5-nitroaniline
ScarletbaseG
2-Amino-4-nitrotoluene
devolscarletb
2-Amino-1-methyl-4-nitrobenzene
4-nitro-2-amino-toluene
fastscarletg
2-Methyl-5-nitrobenzenamine
ZR B1 ENW
MFCD00007741
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.3±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
329.4±22.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
103-106 °C(lit.)
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C7H8N2O2
[ Molecular Weight ]:
152.151
[ Flash Point ]:
153.0±22.3 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
152.058578
[ PSA ]:
71.84000
[ LogP ]:
1.83
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.7 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.616
[ Storage condition ]:
2-8°C
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, acids, chloroformates.
[ Water Solubility ]:
<0.1 g/100 mL at 19 ºC
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- XU8225000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- o-Toluidine, 5-nitro-
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 99-55-8
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 0879021
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199701
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 14
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C7-H8-N2-O2
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 152.17
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- ZR B1 ENW
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 150 gm/kg/78W-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Vascular - tumors Liver - tumors
MUTATION DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Morphological transformation
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Rodent - mouse Embryo
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 160 ug/L
- REFERENCE :
- EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,21,1988 *** REVIEWS *** IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,169,1990 IARC Cancer Review:Group 3 IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,169,1990 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND;Carcinogen JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X1540 No. of Facilities: 41 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 13741 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 12621 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS06, GHS08
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H301-H311-H331-H351-H412
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P273-P280-P301 + P310-P311
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Faceshields;Gloves;type P2 (EN 143) respirator cartridges
[ Hazard Codes ]:
T:Toxic
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R23/24/25;R40;R52/53
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S36/37-S45-S61
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 2660 6.1/PG 3
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
XU8225000
[ Packaging Group ]:
III
[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1
[ HS Code ]:
2921430090
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2921430090
[ Summary ]:
HS:2921430090 toluidines and their derivatives; salts thereof VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:none MFN tariff:6.5% General tariff:30.0%
Articles
IARC Monogr. Eval. Carcinog. Risks Hum. 48 , 169-77, (1990)
Liver dysfunction among workers handling 5-nitro-o-toluidine.
Gut 50(2) , 266-70, (2002)
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