2-Methoxy-4-nitroaniline
ALDRICH/112631 - 98%
Synonym: 4-Nitro-o-anisidine
CAS Number: 97-52-9
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C7H8N2O3
Molecular Weight: 168.15
EC Number: 202-588-6
MDL Number: MFCD00007363
Linear Formula: CH3OC6H3(NO2)NH2
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 98% |
| InChI | 1S/C7H8N2O3/c1-12-7-4-5(9 |
| InChI key | GVBHRNIWBGTNQA-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 140-142 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | COc1cc(ccc1N)[N+]([O-])=O |
| Application: | 2-Methoxy-4-nitroaniline is used as a photometric reagent for the determination of ethinylestradiol (ETE), a semi-synthetic estrogen that is widely used in oral contraceptives. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | The metabolism of 2-methoxy-4-nitroaniline (MNA) occurs via the hydroxylation of the phenyl ring to form 6-hydroxy MNA in Harlan Sprague Dawley rats and B6C3F(1)/N mice. |
| General description: | 2-Methoxy-4-nitroaniline is an important inducer of CYP1A2 owing to its small molecular size. |
| Packaging: | 100 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS07,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302 - H351 - H411 |
| Precautionary statements | P201 - P273 - P301 + P312 + P330 - P308 + P313 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22-36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-37/39 |
| RIDADR | UN 3077 9 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 98% |
| mp | 140-142 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |




