Chemical Property of Dinitrophenol,dry or wetted with less than 15% water,by mass
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Chemical Property:
- Melting Point:86°C
- Refractive Index:1.4738 (estimate)
- Boiling Point:318.03°C (rough estimate)
- PSA:111.87000
- Density:1.6800
- LogP:2.25500
- Purity/Quality:
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Safty Information:
- Pictogram(s):
Severe explosion hazard when dry. Absorbed by skin; dust inhalation may be fatal.
- Hazard Codes:Severe explosion hazard when dry. Absorbed by skin; dust inhalation may be fatal.
- MSDS Files:
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Useful:
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Description
Dinitrophenol (DNP) was first introduced in the United States
in 1933 as a treatment for obesity but was removed from the
market in 1938 due to several fatalities and occurrences of
cataracts.
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Uses
DNPs are used as fungicides, herbicides, or insecticides. The
fungicidal, herbicidal, or insecticidal properties depend on
minor differences in the chemical structures of the different
DNP compounds, and several DNP compounds have more
than one pesticidal use. The pesticidal use of one DNP, Dinoseb,
was eliminated in the United States in 1986. While there
has been a cancellation of all United States registrations for the
fungicide/miticide Dinocap, it still has agricultural uses
worldwide. DNPs have also been used in the production of
dyes, explosives, and photographic developing fluids.