Chemical Properties
CLEAR YELLOW TO BROWN LIQUID
Uses
N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)aniline was employed as substrate for human olfactory UDP-glucuronosyltransferase.
Uses
N-Phenylethanolamine is used as an intermediate for dyes and other organic compounds. Further, it is used as a substrate for human olfactory uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase.
Definition
ChEBI: 2-Anilinoethanol is an aralkylamine.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 11, p. 87, 1968
DOI: 10.1021/jm00307a019Journal of the American Chemical Society, 74, p. 5514, 1952
Tetrahedron Letters, 10, p. 4555, 1969
DOI: 10.1017/S0009838800024678
Flammability and Explosibility
Not classified
Safety Profile
Poison by skin contact,
intraperitoneal, and intravenous routes.
Moderately toxic by ingestion. A skin and
severe eye irritant. Combustible when
exposed to heat or flame. To fight fire, use
dry chemical, water mist. When heated to
decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx.