yellow to orange crystalline powder
4-Nitro-benzeneethanol is a useful synthetic intermediate. It can be used to synthesize N-phenylethylindole carboxamides as SAR study of allosteric modulators of CB1 receptor. It can also be used to prepare 2-aza-2''-deoxyinosine-containing oligodeoxyribonucleotide duplexes.
Yellow needles (from aqueous methanol) or orange solid.
A nitrated alcohol. Flammable and/or toxic gases are generated by the combination of alcohols with alkali metals, nitrides, and strong reducing agents. They react with oxoacids and carboxylic acids to form esters plus water. Oxidizing agents convert them to aldehydes or ketones. Alcohols exhibit both weak acid and weak base behavior. They may initiate the polymerization of isocyanates and epoxides.
SYMPTOMS: Structurally similar chemicals may cause methemoglobinemia.
Flash point data for 4-Nitrobenzeneethanol are not available; however, 4-Nitrobenzeneethanol is probably combustible.
