Research Article

Spectrophotometric Determination of p-Nitrophenol under ENP Interference

Table 1

The physical and chemical properties of p-nitrophenol [32].

ParameterPNPParameterPNP

Molecular formulaC6H5NO3Molar mass139.11 g/mol
pKa7.15 (25°C)Water solubility1.6 g/L (25 °C)
Melting point113‒114°CBoiling point279 °C
LD50250 mg/kg (rats, orally)Octanol/water partition coefficient1.91

Molecular structure in acid solution (colorless)
Molecular structure in alkaline solution (yellow)