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Chlorohydroquinone

Chlorohydroquinone structure

Chlorohydroquinone 

structure
  • CAS No:

    615-67-8

  • Formula:

    C6H5ClO2

  • Chemical Name:

    Chlorohydroquinone

  • Synonyms:

    1,4-Benzenediol,2-chloro-;Hydroquinone,chloro-;2-Chloro-1,4-benzenediol;Chlorohydroquinone;1,4-Dihydroxy-2-chlorobenzene;Chloroquinol;Monochlorohydroquinone;2-Chlorohydroquinone;2-Chloro-1,4-dihydroxybenzene;1-Chloro-2,5-dihydroxybenzene;Chloro-p-hydroquinone;2-Chloro-1,4-hydroquinone;NSC 427;NSC 5934;134900-92-8;140627-31-2;68103-34-4

  • Categories:

    Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients  >  Other Chemical Drugs

Description

LIGHT BROWN TO GREY FINE CRYSTALLINE POWDER


Chlorohydroquinone is a benzenediol that consists of hydroquinone bearing a single chloro substituent. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a member of monochlorobenzenes and a member of chlorohydroquinones.

Chlorohydroquinone Basic Attributes

144.554

144.56

210-442-8

93SNN9E337

5934|427

DTXSID4060656

WHITE TO LIGHT-TAN FINE CRYSTALS

29081990

Characteristics

40.5

1.4

White to off-white crystals

1.5±0.1 g/cm3

100 °C

263 °C

119.7±21.8 °C

1.629

H2O: soluble ;VERY SOL IN WATER AND ALC, SLIGHTLY SOL IN ETHER

Store in a tightly closed container. Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area away from incompatible substances.

Safety Information

6.1

2811

3

6.1

S36/37-S37/39-S26

MX4800000

Xi:Irritant;

Stable under normal temperatures and pressures.

P280-P305 + P351 + P338 + P310

H315-H317-H318-H335

SRP: At the time of review, criteria for land treatment or burial (sanitary landfill) disposal practices are subject to significant revision. Prior to implementing land disposal of waste residue (including waste sludge), consult with environmental regulatory agencies for guidance on acceptable disposal practices.

|Danger|H302 (18.75%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]|P261, P264, P270, P271, P272, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P333+P313, P337+P313, P361, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, and P501|Aggregated GHS information provided by 48 companies from 5 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

Drug Information

YIELDS 3-CHLORO-4-HYDROXYPHENYL-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE IN RABBIT. /FROM TABLE/

IRRITATING BUT NOT CORROSIVE. HUMAN POISONINGS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM MIXTURE OF HYDROQUINONE & METOL. SYSTEMIC ACTIONS LIKE PHENOL, BUT IN ADDITION TREMORS & CONVULSIONS ARE PROMINENT, PLUS AN OCCASIONAL SEVERE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA (SUBSEQUENT TO METHEMOGLOBINEMIA?). /HYDROQUINONE/|INGESTION OF 1 G /HYDROQUINONE/ HAS CAUSED TINNITUS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, SENSE OF SUFFOCATION, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CYANOSIS, CONVULSIONS, DELIRIUM, COLLAPSE. DEATH HAS FOLLOWED INGESTION OF 5 G. IRRITATION OF GI TRACT OCCURS WITH ORAL INGESTION. /HYDROQUINONE/|DERMATITIS CAN RESULT FROM SKIN CONTACT. STAINING AND OPACIFICATION OF CORNEA OCCUR IN WORKERS EXPOSED FOR PROLONGED PERIODS TO CONCN OF VAPOR... /HYDROQUINONE/|NO TOXICITY DATA WERE LOCATED. /IT IS/ PRESUMABLY SIMILAR IN TOXICITY TO HYDROQUINONE.|For more Human Toxicity Excerpts (Complete) data for CHLOROHYDROQUINONE (6 total), please visit the HSDB record page.

2-chloro-1,4-hydroxyquinone

Chlorohydroquinone Use and Manufacturing

Methods of Manufacturing

Chlorination of hydroquinone.

Uses

Chlorohydroquinone is a benzenediol that consists of hydroquinone bearing a single chloro substituent. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a member of monochlorobenzenes and a member of chlorohydroquinones.
Chlorohydroquinone is a component of polyethers based on organotin with potential application to breast cancer treatment via growth inhibition. Also a component in the synthesis of contraceptive agents in pharmaceutical compounds.
Chlorohydroquinone is used in photographic developing solutions. It is also a bactericide.

EDWAL LIQUID CHQ- CHLOROHYDROQUINONE, 10% SOLN.|GRADES: PHOTOGRAPHIC; COMMERCIAL.

1,4-Benzenediol, 2-chloro-: INACTIVE|TP - indicates a substance that is the subject of a proposed TSCA section 4 test rule.

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:144.55
XLogP3:1.4
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:2
Exact Mass:143.9978071
Monoisotopic Mass:143.9978071
Topological Polar Surface Area:40.5
Heavy Atom Count:9
Complexity:97.1
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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