O-Anisidine
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| Names | |||
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| Preferred IUPAC name 2-Methoxyaniline | |||
| Other names ortho-Anisidine 2-Anisidine ortho-Aminoanisole o-Methoxyaniline 2-Methoxy-1-aminobenzene 2-Methoxyphenylamine | |||
| Identifiers | |||
| 3D model (JSmol) | |||
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| ChEMBL | |||
| ChemSpider | |||
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.785 | ||
| EC Number | 
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| KEGG | |||
| PubChem CID | |||
| RTECS number | 
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| UNII | |||
| UN number | 2431 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| C7H9NO | |||
| Molar mass | 123.155 g·mol−1 | ||
| Appearance | Yellow liquid, turns brown upon exposure to air | ||
| Density | 1.0923 g/cm3 | ||
| Melting point | 6.2 °C (43.2 °F; 279.3 K) | ||
| Boiling point | 224 °C (435 °F; 497 K) | ||
| 1.5 g/100 ml | |||
| Solubility | soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether, acetone, benzene | ||
| −80.44·10−6 cm3/mol | |||
| Hazards | |||
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
| Main hazards | potential occupational carcinogen | ||
| GHS labelling: | |||
| Danger | |||
| H301, H311, H331, H341, H350 | |||
| P201, P202, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P281, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P308+P313, P311, P312, P321, P322, P330, P361, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |||
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |||
| Flash point | 118 °C (244 °F; 391 K) (open cup) | ||
| 415 °C (779 °F; 688 K) | |||
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
| LD50 (median dose) | 2000 mg/kg (rat, oral) 1400 mg/kg (mouse, oral) 870 mg/kg (rabbit, oral) | ||
| NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |||
| PEL (Permissible) | TWA 0.5 mg/m3 [skin] | ||
| REL (Recommended) | : Ca TWA 0.5 mg/m3 [skin] | ||
| IDLH (Immediate danger) | 50 mg/m3 | ||
| Related compounds | |||
| Related compounds | m-Anisidine p-Anisidine | ||
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |||
o-Anisidine (2-anisidine) is an organic compound with the formula CH3OC6H4NH2. A colorless liquid, commercial samples can appear yellow owing to air oxidation. It is one of three isomers of the methoxy-containing aniline derivative.