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2,4-Diaminophenol dihydrochloride

98%

Synonym(s):

‘Amidol’

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Linear Formula:
(H2N)2C6H3OH·2HCl
CAS Number:
137-09-7
Molecular Weight:
197.06
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24853774
EC Number:
205-279-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3913728
MDL number:
MFCD00012979
Assay:
98%
Form:
powder

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Product Name

2,4-Diaminophenol dihydrochloride, 98%

InChI key

KQEIJFWAXDQUPR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C6H8N2O.2ClH/c7-4-1-2-6(9)5(8)3-4;;/h1-3,9H,7-8H2;2*1H

SMILES string

Cl.Cl.Nc1ccc(O)c(N)c1

assay

98%

form

powder

mp

222 °C (dec.) (lit.)

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Application

2,4-Diaminophenol dihydrochloride (Amidol) was used in the dye manufacturing industries and as a color accelerator in photographic developers.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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MKCS9190
MKCS8076
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MKCL2385
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National Toxicology Program technical report series, 401, 1-232 (1992-05-01)
2,4-Diaminophenol dihydrochloride is used in the manufacture of dyes and as a color accelerator in photographic developers. Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies were conducted by administering 2,4-diaminophenol dihydrochloride (greater than 97% pure) in corn oil by gavage to F344/N rats and
P N Deriabin et al.
Zhurnal mikrobiologii, epidemiologii, i immunobiologii, (11)(11), 85-89 (1988-11-01)
Protein A has been detected in Staphylococcus aureus muriatic extracts by means of the passive hemagglutination test and the passive hemagglutination inhibition test with IgG erythrocyte diagnosticum. The absence of perceptible amounts of protein A, capable of interaction with the
V A Shamardin
Journal of hygiene, epidemiology, microbiology, and immunology, 27(3), 265-270 (1983-01-01)
Selection of the method of loading erythrocytes with preparations of immunoglobulins (IG) should be determined by the properties of the sensitins to be used. For the production of efficient antibody diagnostics it is advisable to use amidol while in the
[Preparation of antibody erythrocyte for indicating arbovirus antigens].
T V Kiriushchenko et al.
Voprosy virusologii, (1)(1), 98-102 (1982-01-01)
M Kh Saiatov et al.
Voprosy virusologii, 30(1), 39-43 (1985-01-01)
The method of antibody sensitization of sheep erythrocyte using amidole was employed to prepare diagnosticums for influenza A/USSR/090/77 (H1N1), A/Bangkok/1/79 (H3N2), and B/Hong Kong/75 viruses. Comparison of the potency of diagnosticums obtained on the basis of hyperimmune influenza sera and
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