2-aminophenol
Sign in to saveAlso known as o-hydroxyaniline
2-Aminophenol is an organic compound with the formula C6H7NO. Along with its isomer 4-aminophenol, it is an amphoteric molecule and a reducing agent. It is a useful reagent for the synthesis of dyes and heterocyclic compounds. Reflecting its slight hydrophilic character, white powder is moderately soluble in alcohols and can be recrystallized from hot water.
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 109.052764
Show 5 more facts
- chemical formula
- C₆H₇NO
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C(=C1)N)O
- melting point
- 175
- boiling point
- 214
- Commons category
- 2-Aminophenol
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Synthesis and structure
- Applications
- References
2-Aminophenol is an organic compound with the formula C6H7NO. Along with its isomer 4-aminophenol, it is an amphoteric molecule and a reducing agent. It is a useful reagent for the synthesis of dyes and heterocyclic compounds. Reflecting its slight hydrophilic character, white powder is moderately soluble in alcohols and can be recrystallized from hot water.
== Synthesis and structure== 2-Aminophenol (and its isomer, 4-aminophenol) is industrially synthesized by reducing the corresponding nitrophenol by hydrogen in the presence of various catalysts. The nitrophenols can also be reduced with iron.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “2-aminophenol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.