phthalic anhydride

Occupational exposure: Clinical manifestations: 1) conjunctivitis 2) nasal ulceration & epistaxis 3) upper respiratory tract irritation 4) bronchitis 5) asthma 6) dermatitis Laboratory: - phthalic anhydride Ab in serum - phthalic anhydride in air Notes: - prepared from naphthalene by oxidation with a mixture of HgSO₄ & CuSO₄ in the presence of H2SO₄ by passing napthalene & oxygen over a suitable catalyst at 400-500 degrees C. melting point: 138 degrees C Industrial use.

General

anhydride aromatic compound

Properties

SIZE: MW = 148.1 GRAMS/MOLE

References

Merck Index, I2th ed, Merck & Co, Rahway NJ, 1996 #