4-(6-Methyl-2-benzothiazolyl)benzeneamine is an important intermediate for dyes used in synthetic paper and can be further processed into dehydrothiolated p-toluidine monosulfonic acid, disulfonic acid and other dye intermediates.
Light tan or light orange powder. Solutions have a violet-blue fluorescence.
4-(6-Methyl-2-benzothiazolyl)benzeneamine is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, acid chlorides and acid anhydrides.
Flash point data for 4-(6-Methyl-2-benzothiazolyl)benzeneamine are not available; however, 4-(6-Methyl-2-benzothiazolyl)benzeneamine is probably combustible.