4837. N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)glycine

Nomenclature

CAS number: 122-87-2
p-Hydroxyphenylaminoacetic acid; p-hydroxyanilinoacetic acid; photoglycine; Glycin; Iconyl; Monazol.
C8H9NO3; mol wt 167.16.
C 57.48%, H 5.43%, N 8.38%, O 28.71%.

Description and references

Prepd from p-aminophenol and chloracetic acid: Vater, J. Prakt. Chem. 29, 291 (1884); Meldola et al., J. Chem. Soc. 111, 552 (1917); Galatis, Helv. Chim. Acta 4, 576 (1921).

Chemical structure

Properties

Shiny leaflets from water, browns at 200°, begins to melt at 220°, completely melted at 245-247° (decompn). Sparingly sol in water, alcohol, acetone, ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, benzene, glacial acetic acid. Sol in alkalies and mineral acids. Freely sol in warm 20% hydrochloric acid.

Use

Photographic developer. In determination of iron; detection and determination of phosphorus and silicon. Acid indicator in bacteriology.