P-Aminophenol

4-aminophenol Acid Or Base (or para-aminophenol or P-Aminophenol) is the organic compound with the formula H2NC6H4OH. Typically available as a white powder,it is commonly used as a developer for black-and-white film, marketed under the name Rodinal.

Reflecting its slightly hydrophilic character, the white powder is moderately soluble in alcohols and can be recrystallized from hot water. In the presence of a base, it oxidizes readily. The methylated derivatives N-methylaminophenol Boric Acid Flakes and N,N-dimethylaminophenol are of commercial Melamine Powder value Pharmaceutical Product.

P-aminophenol In Hair Dye can be produced from nitrobenzene by electrolytic conversion to phenylhydroxylamine, which spontaneously rearranges to 4-aminophenol.

The compound is one of P-aminophenol Buy three isomeric aminophenols, the other two being 2-aminophenol and 3-aminophenol.

4-Aminophenol is a building block used in organic chemistry. Prominently, P-aminophenol Hydrochloride is the final intermediate in the industrial synthesis of  Paracetamol . Treating 4-aminophenol with acetic anhydride gives paracetamol.