CAS No.: 99-55-8 Formula: C7H8N2O2
Weight: 152.15100
Synonyms: big red base; 5-Nitro-o-toluidine; flag red base G; Color rendering base bright red 2G; 5-nitro-o-toluidine;
2-Methyl-5-nitroaniline is used as a reagent in the synthesis of imatinib base derivatives which show antibacterial and antifungal activity. Also used as a reagent in the synthesis of pyrimidinylaminobenzene derivatives which exhibit antiproliferative activity against melanoma.