2-Nitroaniline Chemical Properties

Melting point:

70-73 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

284 °C (lit.)

Density 

1,255 g/cm³

vapor pressure 

8.1 at 25 °C (Mabey et al., 1982)

refractive index 

1.6349 (estimate)

Flash point:

168 °C

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

solubility 

methanol: 0.1 g/mL, clear

Colour Index 

37025

pka

-0.26(at 25℃)

form 

Crystals or Flakes

color 

Orange to brown

PH

6.1 (10g/l, H2O, 20℃)(slurry)

Water Solubility 

1.1 g/L (20 ºC)

Merck 

14,6582

BRN 

509275

Henry's Law Constant

5.88 x 10^-8 atm?m³/mol at 25 °C (thermodynamic method-GC/UV spectrophotometry, Altschuh et al., 1999)

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with acids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, strong oxidizing agents, chloroformates, hexanitroethane.

LogP

1.85 at 25℃

CAS DataBase Reference

88-74-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

o-Nitroaniline(88-74-4)

EPA Substance Registry System

o-Nitroaniline (88-74-4)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

T,F

Risk Statements 

23/24/25-33-52/53-39/23/24/25-11

Safety Statements 

28-36/37-45-61-28A-16-7

RIDADR 

UN 1661 6.1/PG 2

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

BY6650000

F 

8

Autoignition Temperature

521 °C

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29214210

Hazardous Substances Data

88-74-4(Hazardous Substances Data)

Toxicity

LD50 orally in Rabbit: 1600 mg/kg LD50 dermal Rabbit > 7940 mg/kg

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2-Nitroaniline Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

orange solid

Uses

2-Nitroaniline is the main precursor to?phenylenediamines, which are converted to?benzimidazoles, a family of?heterocycles?that are key components in pharmaceuticals.

Uses

Dyestuff intermediate.

Production Methods

2-Chloronitrobenzene is heated with excess (10 mol/mol) strong aqueous ammonia in an autoclave. The temperature is gradually increased to 180 ℃ over 4 h and held there for 5 h more. The pressure builds up to around 4 MPa and is released to an ammonia recycle loop before the product is isolated by filtration and washing. The reaction is extremely exothermic, and too rapid heating or inadequate temperature control can result in a runaway reaction. Because of this hazard, I.G. Farbenindustrie developed a continuous amination unit for amination of chloronitrobenzenes; the process is summarized under 4-nitroaniline.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 77, p. 5688, 1955 DOI: 10.1021/ja01626a066
Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 1, p. 388, 1941

General Description

Orange solid with a musty odor. Sinks and mixes slowly with water.

Air & Water Reactions

Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

2-Nitroaniline may be sensitive to prolonged exposure to light. Mixtures of 2-Nitroaniline with magnesium are hypergolic on contact with nitric acid. 2-Nitroaniline forms extremely explosive addition compounds with hexanitroethane. 2-Nitroaniline has a vigorous reaction with sulfuric acid above 392° F. 2-Nitroaniline is incompatible with acids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, chloroformates and strong oxidizers.

Hazard

Explosion risk. Toxic when absorbed by skin.

Health Hazard

Inhalation or ingestion causes headache, nausea, methemo- globinemia, vomiting, weakness, and stupor; cyanosis caused by contact usually develops in 4-6 hrs.; prolonged and excessive exposure may also cause liver damage. Contact with eyes or skin causes irritation; continued exposure may cause same symptoms as inhalation or ingestion.

Fire Hazard

Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Toxic oxides of nitrogen may form in fire.

Safety Profile

A poison. Moderately toxic by ingestion. Mildly toxic by skin contact. Mutation data reported. Mixtures with magnesium are hypergolic on contact with nitric acid. Forms extremely explosive addltion compounds with hexanitroethane. Vigorous reaction with sulfuric acid above 200°C. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx. See also m- NITROANILINE, p-NITROANILINE, and ANILINE DYES.

Environmental Fate

Biological. Under aerobic and anaerobic conditions using a sewage inoculum, 2-nitroaniline degraded to 2-methylbenzimidazole and 2-nitroacetanilide (Hallas and Alexander, 1983). A Pseudomonas sp. strain P6, isolated from a Matapeake silt loam, did not grow on 2-nitroaniline as the sole source of carbon. However, in the presence of 4-nitroaniline, approximately 50% of the applied 2-nitroaniline metabolized to nonvolatile products which could not be identified by HPLC (Zeyer and Kearney, 1983). In activated sludge inoculum, following a 20-d adaptation period, no degradation was observed (Pitter, 1976).
Plant. 2-Nitroaniline was degraded by tomato cell suspension cultures (Lycopericon lycopersicum). Transformation products identified were 2-nitroanilino-β-D-glucopyranoside, β-(2- amino-3-nitrophenyl)glucopyranoside, and β-(4-amino-3-nitrophenyl)-glucopyranoside (Pogány et al., 1990).

Purification Methods

Crystallise the aniline from hot water (charcoal), then from aqueous 50% EtOH, or EtOH, and dry it in a vacuum desiccator. It has also been chromatographed on alumina, then recrystallised from *benzene. [Beilstein 12 IV 1563.]

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