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Diphenyl Amine

CAS Number: 122-39-4

Basic Information

The chemical structure of Diphenyl Amine Synonym(s): Anilinobenzene; big dipper; Diphenyl amine; Diphenylamine ; C.I. 10355; DFA; DPA; N,N-diphenylamine; No Scald; N-Phenylbenzenamine; N-Phenyl Aniline; (phenylamino)benzene; Phenylbenzenamine; scaldip
Formula: C12H11N
Molecular Weight: 169.23
Boiling Point (°C): 302
Melting Point (°C): 52
Contaminant Type: Diphenyl Amine is a fungicide.
Notes: Floral odor. White crystalline solid

Solubility (in water)

  • Solubility: 40 mg/l ak
    Temperature (°C): 25
  • Solubility: 300 mg/l ak
    Temperature (°C): 25

Half-Life (in soil unless otherwise noted)

  • t1/2: 1-4 weeks f
    Environment: Scientific judgement based upon estimated unacclimated aqueous aerobic biodegradation half-life

Toxicity Effects

  • Organism Type: Crustaceans ak
    Common Name: Daphnia
    Scientific Name: Daphnia magna
    Toxicity: 2.3 mg/l
    Test: 24h EC50
  • Organism Type: Fish ak
    Common Name: Zebra danio
    Scientific Name: Brachydanio rerio
    Toxicity: 2.2 mg/l
    Test: 48h LC50
  • Organism Type: Fish ak
    Common Name: Orfe
    Scientific Name: Idus idus, or Leuciscus idus
    Toxicity: 20 mg/l
    Test: 48h LC0
  • Organism Type: Fish ak
    Common Name: Japanese medaka, Japanese killfish
    Scientific Name: Oryzias latipes
    Toxicity: 5.1 mg/l
    Test: 48h LC50
  • Organism Type: Mammals g
    Common Name: Guinea pig
    Toxicity: 300-1000 mg/kg
    Test: LD50

Octanol-Water Partition Coefficients

  • Log Kow: 3.22 ak
  • Log Kow: 3.5 ak
    Formulation: measured
  • Log Kow: 3.6 ak
    Formulation: calculated

Work Cited

f Howard, P. H., R. S. Boethling, W. F. Jarvis, W. M. Meylan, and E. M. Michalenko. 1991. Handbook of Environmental Degradation Rates. Lewis Publishers., Chelsea, MI.
g Meister, R. T., and C. Sine (Ed). 2003. Crop Protection Handbook, volume 89. Meister Publishing Company, Willoughby, OH.
ak Verschueren, K. 2001. Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals, 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.