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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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A colorless crystalline compound used as a photographic [[developer|developer]] since 1892. Amidol, or diaminophenol hydrochloride, is also used to dye [[fur|furs]] and [[hair|hair]].
 
A colorless crystalline compound used as a photographic [[developer|developer]] since 1892. Amidol, or diaminophenol hydrochloride, is also used to dye [[fur|furs]] and [[hair|hair]].
  
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acrol; diaminophenol hydrochloride; 2,4-diaminophenol dihydrochloride
 
acrol; diaminophenol hydrochloride; 2,4-diaminophenol dihydrochloride
  
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
 
 
== Other Properties ==
 
  
Turns dark brown with age. Produces difficult to remove stains on most materials.
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* Turns dark brown with age.  
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* Produces difficult to remove stains on most materials.
  
 
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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== Risks ==
 
 
Ingestion is toxic and may result in vertigo, convulsions and coma. 
 
 
 
Inhalation and contact cause irritation and may produce an allergic reaction. 
 
  
Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/95964.htm MSDS]
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* Ingestion is toxic and may result in vertigo, convulsions and coma. 
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* Inhalation and contact cause irritation and may produce an allergic reaction. 
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* Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/95964.htm MSDS]
  
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983
  
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amidol (Accessed Mar. 20, 2006)
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amidol (Accessed Mar. 20, 2006)
  
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

Latest revision as of 13:13, 26 April 2022

Description

Chemical structure

Amidol.jpg

A colorless crystalline compound used as a photographic Developer since 1892. Amidol, or diaminophenol hydrochloride, is also used to dye furs and Hair.

Synonyms and Related Terms

acrol; diaminophenol hydrochloride; 2,4-diaminophenol dihydrochloride

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Turns dark brown with age.
  • Produces difficult to remove stains on most materials.
Composition C6H3(NH2)2OH-2HCl
CAS 137-09-7
Melting Point 205 C
Molecular Weight mol. wt.=197.07

Risks

  • Ingestion is toxic and may result in vertigo, convulsions and coma.
  • Inhalation and contact cause irritation and may produce an allergic reaction.
  • Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998