Chemical Properties
white to yellow crystals or crystalline powder
Uses
Pyrazole is used in organic synthesis and asa chelating agent.
Definition
ChEBI: 1H-pyrazole is the 1H-tautomer of pyrazole. It is a conjugate base of a pyrazolium. It is a conjugate acid of a pyrazol-1-ide. It is a tautomer of a 3H-pyrazole and a 4H-pyrazole.
General Description
Pyrazine is a heterocyclic crystalline aromatic compound with a five-membered ring containing three carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms. It is a symmetricdiazine.
Hazard
Toxic by ingestion and inhalation, irritant
to skin and eyes.
Health Hazard
The acute toxic symptoms from oral administrationof pyrazole in experimental animalswere ataxia, muscle weakness, and respiratorydepression. It is less toxic than pyrroleand pyrrolidine. The oral LD50 value in miceis within the range 1450 mg/kg.
Pyrazole exhibited reproductive toxicityin rats and mice when administered by oralor intraperitoneal route. The effects includefetal death, developmental abnormalities pertainingto the urogenital system, and postimplantationmortality.
Fire Hazard
Noncombustible solid.
Safety Profile
Moderately toxic by ingestion and intraperitoneal routes. Experimental teratogenic and reproductive effects. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx.
Purification Methods
Crystallise pyrazole from pet ether, cyclohexane, or water. Its solubility in H2O at 9.6o is 2.7moles/L, and at 24.8o it is 19.4moles/L; in cyclohexane at 31.8o it is 0.577moles/L, and at 56.2o it is 5.86moles/L; and in benzene at 5.2o it is 0.31moles/L, and at 46.5o it is 16.8moles/1000mL. [Barszcz et al. J Chem Soc, Dalton Trans 2025 1986, Beilstein 23 H 39, 23 I 15, 23 II 33, 23 III/IV 550, 23/4 V 122.]
