3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine

3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3,3′-Dichloro[1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine
Other names
4-(4-Amino-3-chlorophenyl)-2-chloroaniline
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
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C12H10Cl2N2/c13-9-5-7(1-3-11(9)15)8-2-4-12(16)10(14)6-8/h1-6H,15-16H2 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C12H10Cl2N2/c13-9-5-7(1-3-11(9)15)8-2-4-12(16)10(14)6-8/h1-6H,15-16H2
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  • Clc2cc(c1ccc(N)c(Cl)c1)ccc2N
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
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Potential carcinogen[2]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
 carcinogen[2]
REL (Recommended)
 Ca[2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
 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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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 yellow pigments used in the production of printing inks.[3] Its use in the production of dyes has been largely discontinued because of concerns about carcinogenicity.

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 2,2'-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. This bis(diazo) intermediate is then coupled to derivatives of acetoacetylaminobenzene (CH3C(O)CH2C(O)NHAr). In this way, the following commercial yellow pigments are produced: pigment Yellow 12, pigment Yellow 13, pigment Yellow 14, pigment Yellow 17 and pigment Yellow 83.[3]

C.I. Pigment Yellow 12, an industrially significant diarylide pigment, is produced via the diazonium derivative of 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine.

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. ^ a b Dichlorobenzidine - Compound Summary, PubChem.
  2. ^ a b c d e NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0191". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. ^ a b K. Hunger; W. Herbst (2012). "Pigments, Organic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a20_371. ISBN 9783527303854.
  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. ISBN 9783527303854.
  5. ^ a b "3, 3'-Dichlorobenzidine". U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Integrated Risk Information System. 7 March 2011. Accessed 3 May 2011.