Chemical Properties
yellow powder
Uses
2-Aminoanthracene can be used as a reactant to prepare:
- Steroid derived naphthoquinoline asphaltene compounds via multicomponent cyclocondensation reaction with 5-α-cholestan-3-one and aromatic aldehydes.
- Naphtho[2,3- f ]quinoline derivatives by reacting with aromatic aldehyde and acetone or acetophenone catalyzed by iodine.
Definition
ChEBI: Anthracen-2-amine is an anthracenamine.
General Description
Yellow to brownish-yellow powder or solid.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Reactivity Profile
2-AMINOANTHRACENE may be unstable with prolonged exposure to air and light. Solutions of 2-AMINOANTHRACENE should be stable for 24 hours under normal lab conditions.
Health Hazard
ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: When heated to decomposition 2-AMINOANTHRACENE emits toxic fumes.
Fire Hazard
Flash point data for 2-AMINOANTHRACENE are not available; however, 2-AMINOANTHRACENE is probably combustible.
Safety Profile
Moderately toxic by
intraperitoneal route. Suspected carcinogen
with experimental carcinogenic and
tumorigenic data. An experimental
teratogen. Mutation data reported. See also
AMINES. When heated to decomposition it
emits toxic fumes of NOx.
