General Information
Product name
4-AMINO ACETOPHENONE
Product Synonyms
Acetophenone p-amino-; Acetophenone, 4"-amino-; p-Acetylaniline; 4-Acetylaniline; p- Aminoacetophenone; p-Aminoacetylbenzene; 1-(4-Aminophenyl)ethanone;Ethanone
CAS No.
99-92-3
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Company Information
company name
OXFORD LAB FINE CHEM LLP
GHS Information
Signal word
Warning!
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Appearance: yellow to brown crystalline powder. Warning! Harmful if swallowed. Causes eye, skin, and respiratory tract irritation. May cause methemoglobinemia.
Potential health effects
Eye: Causes eye irritation. Skin: Causes skin irritation. Ingestion: Harmful if swallowed. May cause gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Effects may be delayed 2 to 4 hours. Methemoglobinemia is characterized by dizziness, drowsiness, and headache, shortness of breath, cyanosis (bluish discoloration of skin due to deficient oxygenation of the blood), rapid heart rate and chocolate-brown colored blood. Overexposure may cause methemoglobinemia. Inhalation: Causes respiratory tract irritation. Chronic: Absorption into the body leads to the formation of methemoglobin which in sufficient concentrations causes cyanosis (bluish discoloration of skin due to deficient oxygenation of the blood).
