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Book/Book Chapter 
Aminophenols 
Mitchell, SC; Waring, RH 
2012 
Yes 
Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. 
Hoboken, NJ 
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 
3 
59-77 
English 
is a chapter of 3827349 Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry
Aminophenols and their derivatives are of steadily increasing commercial importance, both in their own right and as intermediates in the chemical and dye industries. They are amphoteric and can behave either as weak acids or weak bases, but the basic character usually pre-dominates. 2-Aminophenol (1) and 4-aminophenol (2) are oxidized easily. This is the basis for their main applications, for example, as photographic developers. In contrast, 3-aminophenol (3) is fairly stable in air and is not oxidized rapidly. 
6th 
Elvers, B 
9783527329830