2,6-DINITROPHENOL Chemical Properties

Melting point:

61-63 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

318.03°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.7195 (rough estimate)

vapor density 

6.35 (vs air)

refractive index 

1.4738 (estimate)

solubility 

Sparingly soluble in water; soluble in ethanol, chloroform, ether

form 

crystals

pka

3.69, 3.7, 3.5(at 25℃)

color 

Yellowish

PH Range

Colorless (1.7) to yellow (4.4)

Water Solubility 

314.9mg/L(15 ºC)

Merck 

14,3282

BRN 

1913410

Stability:

Light Sensitive, Possibly Shock Sensitive

Major Application

Energetic materials, battery, lubricants, curing agents for epoxy resins, fungicidal, herbicidal, food storage, drugs

CAS DataBase Reference

573-56-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

2,6-Dinitrophenol (573-56-8)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

T,N

Risk Statements 

23/24/25-33-51/53-50/53

Safety Statements 

28-37-45-61-36/37

RIDADR 

UN 1320 4.1/PG 1

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

SL2975000

HazardClass 

4.1

PackingGroup 

I

HS Code 

29089990

Hazardous Substances Data

573-56-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

MSDS

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2,6-DINITROPHENOL Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Light yellow crystalline

Uses

2,6-Dinitrophenol is an aromatic nitrophenol.

Definition

ChEBI: 2,6-dinitrophenol is a dinitrophenol.

General Description

Yellow crystalline solid with a sweet musty odor. Sinks and mixes slowly with water.

Air & Water Reactions

Mixes slowly with water.

Reactivity Profile

2,6-DINITROPHENOL can detonate or explode when heated under confinement [USCG, 1999]. Phenols do not behave as organic alcohols, as one might guess from the presence of a hydroxyl (-OH) group in their structure. Instead, they react as weak organic acids. Phenols and cresols are much weaker as acids than common carboxylic acids (phenol has Ka = 1.3 x 10^[-10]). These materials are incompatible with strong reducing substances such as hydrides, nitrides, alkali metals, and sulfides. Flammable gas (H2) is often generated, and the heat of the reaction may ignite the gas. Heat is also generated by the acid-base reaction between phenols and bases.

Health Hazard

INHALATION, INGESTION AND SKIN ABSORPTION: Headache, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, pain in chest, difficult breathing, profuse sweating and thirst, dizziness and fatigue. SKIN: Discoloration and irritation. Corrosive to skin.

Purification Methods

Crystallise it from H2O, aqueous EtOH, *C6H6/cyclohexane, or *C6H6/pet ether (b 60-80o, 1:1). [Beilstein 6 III 867, 6 IV 1383.]

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