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USD $1.00-1.00 / Kilogram
USD $1.00-1.00 / Kilogram
USD $1.00-1.00 / Kilogram
USD $1.00-1.00 / Kilogram
USD $1.00-1.00 / Kilogram
USD $1.00-1.00 / Kilogram
USD $1.00-1.00 / Kilogram
USD $1.00-1.00 / Kilogram
hydroquinone chemical properties |
mp | 172-175 °c(lit.) |
bp | 285 °c(lit.) |
density | 1.32 |
vapor density | 3.81 (vs air) |
vapor pressure | 1 mm hg ( 132 °c) |
fp | 165 °c |
storage temp. | refrigerator |
solubility | h2o: 50 mg/ml, clear |
water solubility | 70 g/l (20 ºc) |
merck | 14,4808 |
brn | 605970 |
stability: | stable. combustible. incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases, oxygen, ferric salts. light and air-sensitive. discolours in air. |
cas database reference | 123-31-9(cas database reference) |
nist chemistry reference | hydroquinone(123-31-9) |
epa substance registry system | 1,4-benzenediol(123-31-9) |
safety information |
hazard codes | xn,n |
risk statements | 22-40-41-43-50-68-r68-r50-r43-r41-r40-r22 |
safety statements | 26-36/37/39-61-s61-s36/37/39-s26 |
ridadr | 2662 |
wgk germany | 3 |
rtecs | mx3500000 |
hazardclass | 9 |
packinggroup | iii |
hs code | 29072210 |
hazardous substances data | 123-31-9(hazardous substances data) |
msds information |
provider | language |
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sigmaaldrich | english |
acros | english |
alfa | english |
hydroquinone usage and synthesis |
chemical properties | white needle-like crystals or crystalline powder |
usage | k channel agonist, antihypertensive |
usage | hydroquinone |
usage | reducing agent prevents polymerization of resin monomers lightens darkened skin, light sensitive |
usage | use as photographic reducer and developer; as reagent in the determination of small quantities of phosphate; as antioxidant. depigmentor |
general description | light colored crystals or solutions. may irritate the skin, eyes and mucous membranes. mildly toxic by ingestion or skin absorption. |
air & water reactions | darkens on exposure to air and light. miscible in water. solutions become brown in air due to oxidation. oxidation is very rapid in the presence of alkali. |
reactivity profile | hydroquinone is a slight explosion hazard when exposed to heat. incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. also incompatible with bases. hydroquinone reacts with oxygen and sodium hydroxide. reacts with ferric salts . hot and/or concentrated naoh can cause hydroquinone to decompose exothermically at elevated temperature. (nfpa pub. 491m, 1975, 385) |
health hazard | hydroquinone is very toxic; the probable oral lethal dose for humans is 50-500 mg/kg, or between 1 teaspoon and 1 ounce for a 150 lb. person. it is irritating but not corrosive. fatal human doses have ranged from 5-12 grams, but 300-500 mg have been ingested daily for 3-5 months without ill effects. death is apparently initiated by respiratory failure or anoxia. |
fire hazard | dust cloud may explode if ignited in an enclosed area. hydroquinone can react with oxidizing materials and is rapidly oxidized in the presence of alkaline materials. oxidizes in air. |