7294. Phenylhydroxylamine

Nomenclature

CAS number: 100-65-2
N-Hydroxybenzenamine; N-hydroxyaniline; β-phenylhydroxylamine; N-phenylhydroxylamine.
C6H7NO; mol wt 109.13.
C 66.04%, H 6.47%, N 12.83%, O 14.66%.

Description and references

Prepd by zinc reduction of nitrobenzene in ammonium chloride soln: Kamm, Org. Synth. 4, 57 (1925).

Chemical structure

Properties

Needles from satd NaCl soln. mp 82°. Deteriorates on storage and should be used promptly. Sol in 50 parts cold, in 10 parts hot water. Freely sol in alcohol, ether, carbon disulfide, chloroform, hot benzene, dil mineral acids, acetic acid. Slightly sol in petr ether. The oxalate is more stable.

Use

Manufacture of cupferron.