Cupferron

Cupferron
Cupferron
Names
Other names
cupferron
ammonium N-nitrosophenylhydroxylamine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.713 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 205-183-2
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H5N2O2.H3N/c9-7-8(10)6-4-2-1-3-5-6;/h1-5H;1H3/q-1;/p+1 checkY
    Key: GDEBSAWXIHEMNF-UHFFFAOYSA-O checkY
  • InChI=1/C6H5N2O2.H3N/c9-7-8(10)6-4-2-1-3-5-6;/h1-5H;1H3/q-1;/p+1
    Key: GDEBSAWXIHEMNF-IKLDFBCSAP
  • O=NN([O-])c1ccccc1.[NH4+]
Properties
C6H9N3O2
Molar mass 155.157 g·mol−1
Melting point 150 to 155 °C (302 to 311 °F; 423 to 428 K)
Soluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS06: ToxicGHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazard
Danger
H301, H315, H319, H335, H351
P201, P202, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P281, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cupferron is jargon for the ammonium salt of the conjugate base derived from N-nitroso-N-phenylhydroxylamine. It once was a common reagent for the complexation of metal ions, being of interest in the area of qualitative inorganic analysis. Its formula is NH4[C6H5N(O)NO]. The anion binds to metal cations through the two oxygen atoms, forming five-membered chelate rings.