4-Nitrotoluene

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4-Nitrotoluene
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1-Methyl-4-nitrobenzene
Other names
p-nitrotoluene
p-mononitrotoluene
p-methylnitrobenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H7NO2/c1-6-2-4-7(5-3-6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3
    Key: ZPTVNYMJQHSSEA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • O=[N+]([O-])c1ccc(C)cc1
Properties
C7H7NO2
Molar mass 137.138 g·mol−1
Appearancecrystalline 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]
0.04% (20°C) [1]
Vapor pressure 0.1 mmHg (20°C) [1]
−72.06·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards [3]
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
moderately toxic
GHS labelling:
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Danger
H301, H311, H331, H373, H411
P260, P261, P262, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P316, P302+P352, P304+P340, P316, P319, P321, P330, P361+P364, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
Flash point 106 °C; 223 °F; 379 K [1]
Explosive limits 1.6%–? [1]
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
1231 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
1330 mg/kg (rat, oral)
1450 mg/kg (rabbit, oral) [4]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3) [skin] [1]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 2 ppm (11 mg/m3) [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).

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.

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Synthesis and reactions

Together with other isomers, 4-nitrotoluene is prepared by nitration of toluene, [5] commonly using titanium(IV) nitrate. [6] 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, [7] 4-nitrobenzenoic acid, [8] and 4,4'-dinitrobibenzyl. [9] Treatment of 4-nitrotoluene with bromine gives the 4-nitrobenzyl bromide. [10]

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, [11] which are used as dyes. [12] 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. [13]

Safety

Evidence exists for toxicity and carcinogenicity in mice. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0464". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  2. 1 2 3 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. ↑ "4-Nitrotoluene". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nitrotoluene". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Tamio Nishimura (1956). "o- and p-Nitrobenzaldiacetate". Organic Syntheses. 36: 58. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.036.0058.
  8. ↑ O. Kamm, A. O. Matthews (1922). "p-Nitrobenzoic Acid". Organic Syntheses. 2: 53. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.002.0053.
  9. ↑ Herbert O. House (1954). "p,p'-Dinitrobibenzyl". Organic Syntheses. 34: 35. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.034.0035.
  10. ↑ G. H. Coleman, G. E. Honeywell (1936). "p-Nitrobenzyl Bromide". Organic Syntheses. 16: 54. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.016.0054.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Gerald Booth (2007). "Nitro Compounds, Aromatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_411. ISBN   978-3527306732.
  14. ↑ 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.
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