Chemical name: 2-Nitrobenzaldehyde
CAS: 552-89-6
Molecular Formula: C7H5NO3
Molecular Weight: 151.12
EINECS: 209-025-3
Specification
Item | Specifications |
Appearance | Yellowish crystalline powder |
Melting point | 42-44 °C(lit.) |
Boiling point | 153 °C23 mm Hg(lit.) |
density | 1,284 g/cm3 |
refractive index | 1.5800 (estimate) |
Fp | >230 °F |
storage temp. | Store at RT. |
Usage:
2-Nitrobenzaldehyde is a benzaldhyde with a nitro group substituted in the ortho position. 2-Nitrobenzaldehyde is used in the preparation of dyes and colorants such as Indigo carmine. 2-Nitrobenzaldehyde gas been shown to be a useful photoremovable protecting group as well as in the preparation of more effective ones such as o-Nitrophenylethylene glycol.