CAS Number: 100-02-7. A colorless to light yellow, odorless,
crystalline solid used to manufacture drugs, fungicides,
insecticides, and dyes and to darken leather. Chemical formula =
C6H5NO3. Molecular weight = 139.11 g/mol.
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4-Nitrophenol is used to manufacture drugs, fungicides,
insecticides, and dyes and to darken leather. Acute (short-term)
inhalation or ingestion of 4-nitrophenol in humans causes
headaches, drowsiness, nausea, and cyanosis (blue color in lips,
ears, and fingernails). Contact with eyes causes irritation in
humans. No information is available on the chronic (long-term)
effects of 4-nitrophenol in humans or animals from inhalation or
oral exposure. No information is available on the reproductive,
developmental, or carcinogenic effects of 4-nitrophenol in
humans. EPA has not classified 4-nitrophenol for potential
carcinogenicity.