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Preferred IUPAC name 4-Chloroaniline | |
Systematic IUPAC name 4-Chlorobenzenamine | |
Other names p-Chloroaniline | |
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Beilstein Reference | 471359 |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.093 |
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UN number | 2018 |
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Properties | |
Chemical formula | ClC6H4NH2 |
Appearance | Pale yellow solid |
Density | 1.43 g/cm |
Melting point | 72.5 °C (162.5 °F; 345.6 K) |
Boiling point | 232 °C (450 °F; 505 K) |
Solubility in water | 2.6 g/L at 20 °C |
Hazards | |
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards | Very toxic, possible carcinogen. Absorbed through skin. |
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Pictograms | |
Signal word | Danger |
Hazard statements | H301, H311, H317, H331, H350, H400 |
Precautionary statements | P201, P202, P261, P264, P270, P271, P272, P273, P280, P281, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P308+P313, P311, P312, P321, P322, P330, P333+P313, P361, P363, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501 |
Flash point | 113 °C (235 °F; 386 K) |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS |
Related compounds | |
Related compounds | 2,4,6-Trichloroaniline |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references |
4-Chloroaniline is an organochlorine compound with the formula ClC6H4NH2. This pale yellow solid is one of the three isomers of chloroaniline.
Preparation
4-Chloroaniline is not prepared from aniline, which tends to overchlorinate. Instead, it is prepared by reduction of 4-nitrochlorobenzene, which in turn is prepared by nitration of chlorobenzene.
Uses
4-Chloroaniline is used in the industrial production of pesticides, drugs, and dyestuffs. It is a precursor to the widely used antimicrobial and bacteriocide chlorhexidine and is used in the manufacture of pesticides, including pyraclostrobin, anilofos, monolinuron, and chlorphthalim.
4-Chloroaniline exhibits antimicrobial action against some bacteria and molds.
References
- ^ Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 669. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
- Scheunert, 1981
- "Safety data for 4-chloroaniline". Oxford University. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ^ Gerald Booth (2007). "Nitro Compounds, Aromatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_411. ISBN 9783527303854.
- Ashford's Dictionary of Industrial Chemicals (3rd ed.). 2011. p. 1998.