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Dinitrobisphenol A

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Dinitrobisphenol A

3,3'-Dinitrobisphenol A is a nitrated form of bisphenol A

Contents

Synthesis

3,3'-Dinitrobisphenol A can be synthesized by the drop-wise addition of nitric acid in acetone over a period of 30 min with continuous mixing.

Carcinogenicity

3,3'-Dinitrobisphenol A is found to be genotoxic in male ICR mice on a micronucleus test. Its estrogenic potential is not known however shown some binding to estrogen-related receptor gamma to an extent.

References

Dinitrobisphenol A Wikipedia