Diphenylamine
An aromatic amine containing two phenyl substituents. It has been used as a fungicide for the treatment of superficial scald in apples and pears, but is no longer approved for this purpose within the European Union. — ChEBI
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Identity & molecular properties
Source-linked values| CAS number | 122-39-4 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molecular formula | C12H11N | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molar mass | 169.227 g/mol | ChEBI ↗ |
| Monoisotopic mass | 169.08915 Da | ChEBI ↗ |
| Formal charge | 0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| ChEBI identifier | CHEBI:4640 | ChEBI ↗ |
Cross-source molecular data
PubChem| Molar mass | 169.22 g/mol | PubChem ↗ |
| Exact mass | 169.089149355 Da | PubChem ↗ |
| Computed XLogP | 3.5 | PubChem ↗ |
| Topological polar surface area (Ų) | 12 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond donors | 1 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond acceptors | 1 | PubChem ↗ |
| Rotatable bonds | 2 | PubChem ↗ |
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Names & structural identifiers
Copy any identifierdiphenylamineN-phenylanilineDMBHHRLKUKUOEG-UHFFFAOYSA-Nc1ccc(Nc2ccccc2)cc1InChI=1S/C12H11N/c1-3-7-11(8-4-1)13-12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10,13HNames & synonyms
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Classification & relationships
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Safety classification · Japan
NITE / Japanese governmentDiphenylamine · H30-C-010-MHLW
| Endpoint | Reported classification |
|---|---|
| Carcinogenicity | Category 2 |
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Calculated from sourced massUses 169.227 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.
Elemental composition
Theoretical mass fractionsCNHCalculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.
Research & patent references
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Checked 27 Sep 2026Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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