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N21804

3-Nitrophenylhydrazine hydrochloride

98%

Synonym(s):

(3-Nitrophenyl)hydrazine hydrochloride, 1-(3-Nitrophenyl)hydrazine hydrochloride, 3-Nitrophenylhydrazine monohydrochloride, m-Nitrophenylhydrazine hydrochloride

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Linear Formula:
O2NC6H4NHNH2 · HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
189.60
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
211-270-6
MDL number:
Assay:
98%
Form:
powder
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Quality Segment

assay

98%

form

powder

mp

210 °C (dec.) (lit.)

functional group

hydrazine, nitro

SMILES string

Cl.NNc1cccc(c1)[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C6H7N3O2.ClH/c7-8-5-2-1-3-6(4-5)9(10)11;/h1-4,8H,7H2;1H

InChI key

BKOYKMLGFFASBG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

3-Nitrophenylhydrazine (3-NPH) is a derivatizing reagent used for the derivatization of carboxyl- and carbonyl-containing metabolites. This compound is also used as a high-efficiency chemical isotope-labeling reagent. Additionally, 3-nitrophenylhydrazine undergoes a condensation reaction with substituted benzaldehydes resulting in the formation of a series of ten substituted (E)-1-benzylidene-2-(3-nitrophenyl) hydrazine compounds.

Application

<ul>
<li><strong>Derivatization agent in analytical chemistry:</strong> 3-Nitrophenylhydrazine hydrochloride is employed as a derivatization agent for the determination of gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid in biological samples infected with Herpes Simplex Virus-Type 1, utilizing LC-MRM-MS techniques, providing enhanced detection capabilities in forensic and clinical toxicology (Osinaga et al., 2022).</li>
<li><strong>Residual analysis in pharmaceutical formulations:</strong> This compound is also used for the quantitative analysis of residual 4-nitrobenzaldehyde in chloramphenicol and its pharmaceutical formulations, employing HPLC with UV/Vis detection after derivatization with 3-nitrophenylhydrazine, offering a reliable method for ensuring the purity and safety of pharmaceutical products (Luo et al., 2018).</li>
<li><strong>Forensic application in decomposition analysis:</strong> Used to derivatized the blood samples collected at the time of forensic autopsy (Matoba et al., 2022).</li>
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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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