2-Chloro-4-nitrotoluene Chemical Properties

Melting point:

61 °C

Boiling point:

260 °C

Density 

1.3246 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5470 (estimate)

Flash point:

150 °C

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

acetonitrile: soluble

color 

Pale Yellow

Water Solubility 

49 mg/L (20 ºC)

BRN 

1817924

CAS DataBase Reference

121-86-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Benzene, 2-chloro-1-methyl-4-nitro-(121-86-8)

EPA Substance Registry System

2-Chloro-4-nitrotoluene (121-86-8)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,N

Risk Statements 

22-36/37/38-20/21/22-52/53

Safety Statements 

36/37/39-26-61

RIDADR 

UN 3457 6.1/PG 3

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

XS9100000

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29049090

Hazardous Substances Data

121-86-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

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2-Chloro-4-nitrotoluene Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

LIGHT YELLOW CRYSTALLINE POWDER

Uses

2-Chloro-4-nitrotoluene is a substituted toluene used in the preparation of wide range of compounds such as herbicides, analgesics and

Definition

ChEBI: 2-chloro-4-nitrotoluene is a nitrotoluene that is p-nitrotoluene in which one of the hydrogens that is ortho to the methyl group has been replaced by a chlorine. A pale yellow crystalline compound that is insoluble in water but dissolves in most organic solvents, it is used in the manufacture of dyes. It is a member of monochlorobenzenes and a nitrotoluene.

Production Methods

Chlorination of 4-nitrotoluene at 50 ℃ in the presence of iron(III) chloride catalyst gives good conversion to 2-chloro-4-nitrotoluene, the most readily obtained of all the chloronitrotoluene isomers.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 104, p. 4680, 1982 DOI: 10.1021/ja00381a032

Safety Profile

A skin and eye irritant. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx and Cl-.

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