o-Phenylenediamine (CAS 95-54-5)

Molecular structure

Chemical Product

o-PHENYLENEDIAMINE

Cat. NoKC.1510226 CategoryOther Molecular FormulaC6H8N2 CAS95-54-5 Molecular Weight108.14 g/mol

Pack sizes 100GM250GM

Safety & Hazards (GHS) Danger

Acute toxic

Health hazard

Environmental hazard

⚠️ For information only; not a substitute for the official Safety Data Sheet (SDS).

o-Phenylenediamine and its salts can cause cancer according to The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Used as a chemical intermediate, analytical reagent, and photographic developer; [CHEMINFO]
Photographic Processing [Category: Other]
Hair-dye substance banned by the European Union (September 2007)
Manufacture of dyes, photographic developing agent, organic synthesis, laboratory reagent.

Physical Description	1,2-phenylenediamine appears as colorless monoclinic crystals if pure; technical grade brownish-yellow crystals or a sandy brown solid. Used in manufacture of dyes, photography, organic synthesis.
Color/Form	Brownish-yellow leaflets from water; plates from chloroform
Melting Point	216 to 219 °F (NTP, 1992)
Boiling Point	493 to 496 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
Flash Point	313 °F (NFPA, 2010)
Solubility	less than 1 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992)
Vapor Pressure	2.06X10-3 mm Hg at 25 °C

IUPAC Name	benzene-1,2-diamine
Molecular Formula	C6H8N2
Molecular Weight	108.14 g/mol
CAS	95-54-5
SMILES	C1=CC=C(C(=C1)N)N
InChIKey	GEYOCULIXLDCMW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Catalog No	KC.1510226
Pack sizes	100GM · 250GM

⚠️ For information only; not a substitute for the official SDS.