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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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White to pink crystals that turn violet with exposure to light. Aminophenol is used in photographic developers and to dye [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=textile textiles], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=hair hair], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fur fur], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=feather feathers].
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White to pink crystals that turn violet with exposure to light. Aminophenol is used in photographic developers and to dye [[textile|textiles]], [[hair|hair]], [[fur|fur]], and [[feather|feathers]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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p-hydroxyaniline; 4-aminophenol; 4-amino-1-hydroxybenzene; Activol; Azol; Certinal; Citol; Paranol; Rodinal; Unal; Ursol P
 
p-hydroxyaniline; 4-aminophenol; 4-amino-1-hydroxybenzene; Activol; Azol; Certinal; Citol; Paranol; Rodinal; Unal; Ursol P
  
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|aminophenol (para-).jpg~Chemical structure]]]
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== Risks ==
  
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* Toxic by ingestion and inhalation. 
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* Contact causes irritation. 
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* Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/12199.htm MSDS]
 
== Other Properties ==
 
== Other Properties ==
  
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Toxic by ingestion and inhalation.  Contact causes irritation. 
 
 
 
Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/12199.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* 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

Latest revision as of 12:17, 26 April 2022

Description

Chemical structure

Aminophenol (para-).jpg

White to pink crystals that turn violet with exposure to light. Aminophenol is used in photographic developers and to dye textiles, Hair, Fur, and feathers.

Synonyms and Related Terms

p-hydroxyaniline; 4-aminophenol; 4-amino-1-hydroxybenzene; Activol; Azol; Certinal; Citol; Paranol; Rodinal; Unal; Ursol P

Risks

  • Toxic by ingestion and inhalation.
  • Contact causes irritation.
  • Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Other Properties

Soluble in water, ethanol, ethyl methyl ketone. Insoluble in benzene, chloroform.

Composition C6H4NH2OH
CAS 123-30-8
Melting Point 186 C
Molecular Weight mol. wt.=109.0551
Boiling Point 284 C

Resources and Citations

  • 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 Comment: entry 482