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[General Description]
Pale yellow crystals or light tan powder. |
[Reactivity Profile]
May be sensitive to light and elevated temperatures on long-term storage. 4-HYDROXY-3-NITROPHENYL ARSONIC ACID(121-19-7) puffs up and deflagrates on heating. Incompatible with strong oxidizers and strong acids. Forms mono-, di-, and trisodium salts. |
[Air & Water Reactions]
Insoluble in water. |
[Hazard]
Toxic by ingestion, highly toxic. |
[Fire Hazard]
Flash point data are not available for this chemical; however, 4-HYDROXY-3-NITROPHENYL ARSONIC ACID is probably combustible. |
[Chemical Properties]
BEIGE-BROWN FINE CRYSTALLINE POWDER |
[Uses]
4-Hydroxy-3-nitrophenylarsonic Acid is used as a feed additive for chicken to aid in the prevention of coccidiosis caused by E[imeria] tenella and E. necatrix. |
[Uses]
antiinfective, preservative |
[Uses]
Formerly in manufacture of arsphenamines; as reagent for zirconium. |
[Definition]
ChEBI: An organoarsonic acid where the organyl group is 4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl. |
[Purification Methods]
It crystallises from water and is used for the spectroscopic detection of Zn. [Beilstein 16 II 468, 16 III 1073, 16 IV 1188.] |