Uses are the same as those of the isomer 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol.
p-Cresol is dinitrated directly in
dilute sulfuric acid solution by careful addition of
nitric acid to yield 2,6-dinitro-p-cresol.
Poison by
intraperitoneal route. Mutation data
reported. When heated to decomposition it
emits toxic fumes of NOx. See also other
dinitrocresol entries.
Recrystallise the cresol from EtOH. It is steam volatile. The piperidine salt has m 195o. [Beilstein 6 H 414, 6 II 391, 6 III 1390, 6 IV 2152.] TOXIC IRRITANT.
