4-Nitrotoluene

4-Nitrotoluene

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 1-Methyl-4-nitrobenzene
Other names p-nitrotoluene p-mononitrotoluene, p-methylnitrobenzene
Identifiers
CAS Number	99-99-0^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	13863774
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.553
PubChem CID	7473
UNII	E88IMG14EX^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5023792
InChI InChI=1S/C7H7NO2/c1-6-2-4-7(5-3-6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3 Key: ZPTVNYMJQHSSEA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES O=[N+]([O-])c1ccc(C)cc1
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H7NO2
Molar mass	137.138 g·mol^−1
Appearance	crystalline solid[1]
Odor	weak, aromatic[1]
Density	1.1038 g·cm^−3 (75 °C) [2]
Melting point	51.63 °C (124.93 °F; 324.78 K)[2]
Boiling point	238.3 °C (460.9 °F; 511.4 K)[2]
Solubility in water	0.04% (20°C)[1]
Vapor pressure	0.1 mmHg (20°C)[1]
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−72.06·10^−6 cm^3/mol
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	moderately toxic
Flash point	106 °C; 223 °F; 379 K[1]
Explosive limits	1.6%–?[1]
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	1231 mg/kg (mouse, oral) 1330 mg/kg (rat, oral) 1450 mg/kg (rabbit, oral)[3]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m^3) [skin][1]
REL (Recommended)	TWA 2 ppm (11 mg/m^3) [skin][1]
IDLH (Immediate danger)	200 ppm[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

4-Nitrotoluene or para-nitrotoluene is an organic compound with the formula CH₃C₆H₄NO₂. It is a pale yellow solid. It is one of three isomers of nitrotoluene.

Synthesis and reactions

Together with other isomers, 4-nitrotoluene is prepared by nitration of toluene,[4] commonly using titanium(IV) nitrate.[5] It undergoes the reactions typical for nitrobenzene derivatives, e.g. hydrogenation gives p-toluidine.

Oxidation of the methyl substituent of 4-nitrotoluene has been extensively investigated. Depending on the conditions, oxidation yields 4-nitrobenzaldehyde diacetate,[6] 4-nitrobenzenoic acid,[7] and 4,4'-dinitrobibenzyl.[8] Treatment of 4-nitrotoluene with bromine gives the 4-nitrobenzyl bromide.[9]

Applications

The principal application involves its sulfonation to give the 4-nitrotoluene-2-sulfonic acid (with the –SO₃H group adjacent to methyl). This species can be oxidatively coupled to produce stilbene derivatives,[10] which are used as dyes.[11] Representative derivatives include the molecular and salt forms of 4,4'-dinitroso- and the 4,4'-dinitro-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acids, e.g. disodium 4,4'-dinitrostilbene-2,2'-disulfonate.[12]

Safety

Evidence exists for toxicity and carcinogenicity in mice.[13]

References

1. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0464". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
2. Lide DR, ed. (2004). CRC handbook of chemistry and physics: a ready-reference book of chemical and physical data (85 ed.). Boca Ratan Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0485-7.
3. "Nitrotoluene". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
4. Gerald Booth (2007). "Nitro Compounds, Aromatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_411. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.
5. Amos, D.W.; D.A. Baines, G.W. Flewett (1973). "Nitration by titanium (IV) nitrate". Tetrahedron Letters. 14 (34): 3191–3194. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)79808-X. ISSN 0040-4039.
6. Tamio Nishimura (1956). "o- and p-Nitrobenzaldiacetate". Organic Syntheses. 36: 58. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.036.0058.
7. O. Kamm, A. O. Matthews (1922). "p-Nitrobenzoic Acid". Organic Syntheses. 2: 53. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.002.0053.
8. Herbert O. House (1954). "p,p'-Dinitrobibenzyl". Organic Syntheses. 34: 35. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.034.0035.
9. G. H. Coleman, G. E. Honeywell (1936). "p-Nitrobenzyl Bromide". Organic Syntheses. 16: 54. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.016.0054.
10. Cumming, William M.; Hopper, I. Vance; Wheeler, T. Sherlock (1926). "Preparation 294.—Dinitro-Stilbene-Disulphonic Acid (Na salt)". Systematic Organic Chemistry: Modern Methods of Preparation and Estimation. New York: D. Van Nostrand Company. p. 314.
11. Hunger, Klaus; Mischke, Peter; Rieper, Wolfgang; Raue, Roderich; Kunde, Klaus; Engel, Aloys (2005). "Azo Dyes". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a03_245. ISBN 3527306730.
12. Gerald Booth (2007). "Nitro Compounds, Aromatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_411. ISBN 978-3527306732.
13. National Toxicology, Program (2002). "Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of p-nitrotoluene (CAS no. 99-99-0) in F344/N rats and B6C3F(1) mice (feed studies)". National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series (498): 1–277. PMID 12118261.

External links

• CDC – NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards – p-Nitrotoluene