4-Aminophenol

CAS: 123-30-8

Ref. TR-A618920

Product Information

• Name: 4-Aminophenol
• Synonyms: Paracetamol Imp. K (EP),Mesalazine Imp. A (EP), Mesalazine Impurity A, Paracetamol Impurity K, 1-Amino-4-hydroxybenzene, 1-amino-4-hydroxybenzene 4-Amino phenol, 4-Amino-1-hydroxybenzene, 4-Aminofenol, 4-Hydroxy-1-aminobenzene, 4-Hydroxyaniline, 4-Hydroxybenzenamine, 4-Hydroxyphenylamine, A 0384, Activol, Azol, BASF Ursol P Base, Benzofur P, Certinal, Citol, Durafur Brown RB, Fouramine P, Fourrine 84, Fourrine P Base, Furro P base, Nako Brown R, Nsc 1545, Oxidation Base 6, P-Amino phenol, P-Aminophenol, Para Aminophenol, Paranol, Pelagol Grey P Base, Pelagol P Base, Phenol, 4-amino, Phenol, p-amino-, Renal AC, Rodinal, Tertral P Base, Unal, Ursol P, Ursol P Base, Zoba Brown P Base, p-Hydroxyaniline, p-Hydroxyphenylamine

Description

Impurity Paracetamol EP Impurity K/ Mesalazine EP Impurity A
Stability Hygroscopic
Applications 4-Aminophenol is a nephrotoxic metabolite of Acetaminophen (A161220) and Phenacetin (P294580) (1). It is also used as a N-formylating agent for solvent-and catalyst-free N-formylations of amines at ambient condition (2).
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
References (1) Watanabe, et al.: Drug Metab. Dispos., 38, 1532 (2010)(2) Batuta, S. and Begum, N. A. Synth. Commun. 47, 137-147 (2017)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 109.13
• Formula: C₆H₇NO
• Color/Form: Colourless
• InChI: InChI=1S/C6H7NO/c7-5-1-3-6(8)4-2-5/h1-4,8H,7H2
• InChI key: InChIKey=PLIKAWJENQZMHA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: Nc1ccc(O)cc1