2-Nitrophenol is a building block used as an acid-base indicator and corrosion inhibitor for aluminum-copper alloy. It is also used to make dyes, paint coloring, rubber chemicals, and substances that kill molds.
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Applications
2-Nitrophenol is a building block used as an acid-base indicator and corrosion inhibitor for aluminum-copper alloy. It is also used to make dyes, paint coloring, rubber chemicals, and substances that kill molds.
Solubility
Soluble in water (2.1 g/L at 20°C), ethanol, chloroform, alcohol, and acetone.
Notes
Keep container tightly sealed. Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers. Incompatible with bases and oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Wensheng Huang.; Chunhai Yang.; Shenghui Zhang. Simultaneous determination of 2-nitrophenol and 4-nitrophenol based on the multi-wall carbon nanotubes Nafion-modified electrode. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2003, 375 (5), 703-707.
- Konstantin B. Borisenko.; Charles W. Bock.; Istvan Hargittai. Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding and Molecular Geometry of 2-Nitrophenol from a Joint Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction and ab Initio Molecular Orbital Investigation. J. Phys. Chem. 1994, 98 (5), 1442-1448.
- Acid-base indicator: approx. pH 5.0 - 6.2.