3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine

3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine[1]
Names
IUPAC name
4-(4-amino-3-chlorophenyl)-2-chloroaniline
Other names
(1,1-Biphenyl)-4,4-Diamine,3,3-dichloro; 3,3-dichloro-4,4-biphenyldiamine
4,4'-Diamino-3,3'-dichlorobiphenyl
o,o'-Dichlorobenzidine
3,3'-Dichlorobiphenyl-4,4'-diamine
3,3'-Dichloro-4,4'-biphenyldiamine
3,3'-Dichloro-4,4'-diaminobiphenyl
Identifiers
91-94-1
ChEMBL ChEMBL314470 YesY
ChemSpider 6803 YesY
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KEGG C19225 YesY
PubChem 7070
Properties
C12H10Cl2N2
Molar mass 253.13 g/mol
Appearance Gray or purple crystalline solid
Melting point 132 to 133 °C (270 to 271 °F; 405 to 406 K)
Boiling point 402 °C (756 °F; 675 K)
0.07% (15°C)[2]
Hazards
Main hazards Potential carcinogen[2]
US health exposure limits (NIOSH):
carcinogen[2]
Ca[2]
Ca [N.D.][2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine is an organic compound with the formula (C6H3Cl(NH2))2. The pure compound is pale yellow, but commercial samples are often colored. It is barely soluble in water and is often supplied as a wet paste. It is widely used in the production of diarylide dyes and diarylide yellow pigments used in the production of printing inks.[3]

Preparation and reactions

3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine is prepared in two steps from 2-nitrochlorobenzene. The first step involves reduction with zinc in base to afford 3,3'-dichlorodiphenylhydrazine. This intermediate undergoes the benzidine rearrangement to afford 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine.[4]

Aqueous solutions of 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine degrade in light to monochloro derivative. It undergoes chlorination (for example in water treatment plants) to give the tetrachloro derivative.

The most widely practiced reaction of 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine is its double diazotization to afford [(C6H4Cl(N2))2]2+. This intermediate is then coupled to derivatives of acetoacetylaminobenzene (CH3C(O)CH2C(O)NHAr).[3]

Safety

3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine is considered a carcinogen.[1] This compound has been shown to increase the incidence of tumors in animals.[5] Because it is structurally similar to benzidine, a known carcinogen, it is believed that it may share a similar mechanism in causing bladder cancer in humans.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Dichlorobenzidine - Compound Summary, PubChem.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards #0191". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. 1 2 K. Hunger. W. Herbst "Pigments, Organic" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2012. doi:10.1002/14356007.a20_371
  4. Schwenecke, H.; Mayer, D. (2005). "Benzidine and Benzidine Derivatives". Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a03_539.
  5. 1 2 "3, 3'-Dichlorobenzidine". U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Integrated Risk Information System. 7 March 2011. Accessed 3 May 2011.

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