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4-Aminophenol
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| Preferred IUPAC name
4-Aminophenol[1] | |||
Other names
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3D model (JSmol)
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| 385836 | |||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.198 | ||
| EC Number |
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| 2926 | |||
| KEGG | |||
| MeSH | Aminophenols | ||
PubChem CID
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| UNII | |||
| UN number | 2512 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| C6H7NO | |||
| Molar mass | 109.128 g·mol−1 | ||
| Appearance | Colorless to reddish-yellow crystals | ||
| Density | 1.13 g/cm3 | ||
| Melting point | 187.5 °C (369.5 °F; 460.6 K) | ||
| Boiling point | 284 °C (543 °F; 557 K) | ||
| 1.5 g/100 mL | |||
| Solubility |
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| log P | 0.04 | ||
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| Structure | |||
| orthorhombic | |||
| Thermochemistry | |||
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−190.6 kJ/mol | ||
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| H302, H332, H341, H410 | |||
| P201, P202, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P281, P301+P312, P304+P312, P304+P340, P308+P313, P312, P330, P391, P405, P501 | |||
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |||
| Flash point | 195 °C (383 °F; 468 K) (cc) | ||
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
LD50 (median dose)
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671 mg/kg | ||
| Related compounds | |||
Related aminophenols
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2-Aminophenol 3-Aminophenol | ||
Related compounds
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Aniline Phenol | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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4-Aminophenol (or para-aminophenol or p-aminophenol) is an organic compound with the formula H2NC6H4OH. It is a metabolite of acetaminophen which the body converts to N-arachidonoylphenolamine and this compound is responsible for all or part of acetaminophen's analgesic action[3] and anticonvulsant effects.[4].
Commercially available as a white powder,[5] it is commonly used as a developer for black-and-white film, marketed under the name Rodinal.
Reflecting its slightly hydrophilic character, the white powder is moderately soluble in alcohols and can be recrystallized from hot water. In the presence of a base, it oxidizes readily. The methylated derivatives N-methylaminophenol and N,N-dimethylaminophenol are of commercial value.
The compound is one of three isomeric aminophenols, the other two being 2-aminophenol and 3-aminophenol.
Preparation
[edit]4-Aminophenol can be prepared by several routes. One route is hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol over Raney nickel.[6]
- HOC6H4NO2 + 3 H2 → HOC6H4NH2 + 2 H2O
The nitrophenol can also be reduced by iron or by stannous chloride.[7][8]
4-Aminophenol can be produced by reduction of nitrobenzene via the intermediate phenylhydroxylamine, which spontaneously rearranges to 4-aminophenol.[9][6]
- C6H5NHOH → HOC6H4NH2
Uses
[edit]4-Aminophenol is a building block used in organic chemistry. Prominently, it is the final intermediate in the industrial synthesis of paracetamol. Treating 4-aminophenol with acetic anhydride gives paracetamol:[10][11][12]
It is a precursor to amodiaquine, mesalazine, AM404, parapropamol, B-86810 & B-87836 (cf. WO 2001042204).
4-Aminophenol converts readily to the diazonium salt.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 690. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
- ^ Haynes, William M., ed. (2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (97th ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–89. ISBN 978-1498754286.
- ^ Ottani A, Leone S, Sandrini M, Ferrari A, Bertolini A (February 2006). "The analgesic activity of paracetamol is prevented by the blockade of cannabinoid CB1 receptors". European Journal of Pharmacology. 531 (1–3): 280–281. doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.12.015. PMID 16438952.
- ^ Deshpande LS, DeLorenzo RJ (January 2011). "Acetaminophen inhibits status epilepticus in cultured hippocampal neurons". NeuroReport. 22 (1): 15–18. doi:10.1097/WNR.0b013e3283413231. PMC 3052417. PMID 21037491.
- ^ CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 65th Ed.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Stephen C.; Waring, Rosemary H. (2000). "Aminophenols". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. doi:10.1002/14356007.a02_099. ISBN 978-3-527-30385-4.
- ^ US2998450A, Godfrey, Wilbert & De, Angelis John, "Process of preparing nu-acetyl-p-amino phenol", issued 1961-08-29
- ^ Bellamy, F. D.; Ou, K. (1984-01-01). "Selective reduction of aromatic nitro compounds with stannous chloride in non acidic and non aqueous medium". Tetrahedron Letters. 25 (8): 839–842. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80041-1. ISSN 0040-4039.
- ^ Polat, K.; Aksu, M.L.; Pekel, A.T. (2002), "Electroreduction of nitrobenzene to p-aminophenol using voltammetric and semipilot scale preparative electrolysis techniques", Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 32 (2), Kluwer Academic Publishers: 217–223, doi:10.1023/A:1014725116051, S2CID 54499902
- ^ Ellis, Frank (2002). Paracetamol: a curriculum resource. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 0-85404-375-6.
- ^ Anthony S. Travis (2007). "Manufacture and uses of the anilines: A vast array of processes and products". In Zvi Rappoport (ed.). The chemistry of Anilines Part 1. Wiley. p. 764. ISBN 978-0-470-87171-3.
- ^ Elmar Friderichs; Thomas Christoph; Helmut Buschmann. "Analgesics and Antipyretics". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a02_269.pub2. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.
- ^ F. B. Dains, Floyd Eberly (1935). "p-Iodophenol". Organic Syntheses. 15: 39. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.015.0039.



