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2-Methyl-4-nitrophenol

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H3(NO2)OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
153.14
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

97%

mp

93-98 °C (lit.)

functional group

nitro

SMILES string

Cc1cc(ccc1O)[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C7H7NO3/c1-5-4-6(8(10)11)2-3-7(5)9/h2-4,9H,1H3

InChI key

KDQPMQNHVQVVMR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Methyl-4-nitrophenol is a nitrophenol derivative. The study of its crystal structure reveals the molecule to be nearly planar. Its synthesis has been reported. FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra and molecular modeling of 2-methyl-4-nitrophenol have been analyzed. It is reported to be one of the compounds in diesel exhaust particles (DEP) that shows potential vasodilatation activity in rats. Its reduction catalyzed by porous carbon-encapsulated gold nanoparticles has been investigated.

Application

2-Methyl-4-nitrophenol is suitable as a target compound in the study on measurement of methylnitrophenol concentrations and stable isotope ratios in the atmospheric particulate matter and as an internal standard in the determination of monoaromatic nitro compounds in atmospheric aerosols using high performance liquid chromatography electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/ESI-MS/MS) method.
It may be used as starting material in the synthesis of 2-bromo-4-nitro-6-methylphenol.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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A Sechman et al.
Domestic animal endocrinology, 70, 106378-106378 (2019-09-13)
To assess the effects of 4-nitrophenol (PNP) and 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol (PNMC) on steroidogenesis in the chicken ovary, white (WF, 1-4 mm) and yellowish (YF, 4-8 mm) prehierarchical follicles were incubated in a medium supplemented with PNP or PNMC (10-8-10-4 M), ovine LH (oLH; 10 ng/mL)
Inhibition of Photosynthesis by 4-Nitro-6-alkyl-phenols: Structure-Activity Studies in Wild Type and Five Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Thylakoids.
Draber W, et al.
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences, 48, 213-213 (1993)
Yoki Mori et al.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 26(3), 394-395 (2003-03-04)
The compounds in diesel exhaust particles (DEP) that are responsible for vasodilatation were isolated and characterized for the first time. From benzene extract of DEP, 2-methyl-4-nitrophenol, 3-methyl-4-nitrophenl and 4-nitrophenol were isolated, and their vasodilatation activities were confirmed. 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol caused dilatation
Zoran Kitanovski et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1268, 35-43 (2012-11-06)
Nitrogen-containing organic compounds in the atmosphere have drawn attention owing to their impact on aerosol chemistry and physics and their potential adverse effects on the biosphere. Among them, nitrocatechols and their homologs have recently been associated with biomass burning. In
2-Methyl-4-nitrophenol.
Bi S, et al.
Acta Crystallographica Section E, Structure Reports Online, 65(6), 1378-1378 (2009)

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