6624. (4-Nitrophenyl)hydrazine

Nomenclature

CAS number: 100-16-3
C6H7N3O2; mol wt 153.14.
C 47.06%, H 4.61%, N 27.44%, O 20.90%.
Chemical structure

Properties

Orange-red leaflets or needles. mp ≈157° with dec. Slightly sol in cold water; sol in hot water or hot benzene, alcohol, chloroform, ether, ethyl acetate.

Use

As reagent for ketones, aliphatic aldehydes.