6639. 4-Nitrosodiphenylamine

Nomenclature

CAS number: 156-10-5
4-Nitroso-N-phenylbenzenamine; 4-nitroso-N-phenylaniline; p-phenylaminonitrosobenzene; N-phenyl-p-nitrosoaniline.
C12H10N2O; mol wt 198.22.
C 72.71%, H 5.08%, N 14.13%, O 8.07%.

Description and references

Review of toxicology and human exposure: Toxicological Profile for N-Nitrosodiphenylamine (PB93-182509, 1993) 114 pp.

Chemical structure

Properties

Green plates with bluish luster (from benzene) or steel-blue prisms or plates (from ether + water). mp 144-145°. Slightly sol in water or petr ether; freely sol in alcohol, ether, chloroform, benzene. Dissolves in H2SO4 with a red color, which suddenly changes to violet on warming.

Note

This substance was formerly anticipated to be a carcinogen: Fifth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 89-239, 1989) p 212; delisted for insufficient evidence of carcinogenicity: Sixth Annual Report on Carcinogens (PB92-120666, 1991) p 13.

Use

Has been used as retardant in vulcanizing rubber.