{"product_id":"n-hydroxyphthalimide-nhpi-cas-524-38-9-98","title":"N-Hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) | CAS 524-38-9 | ≥98%","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #002147; padding: 10px 20px; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e  \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.70em; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff;\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.95em; border: 1px solid #e4e8f0; border-top: none; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eCAS Number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003e524-38-9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eEC \/ EINECS Number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003e208-358-1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMDL Number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003eMFCD00005891\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eRTECS Number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003eTI5200000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eSMILES\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; word-break: break-all;\"\u003eC1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)N(C2=O)O\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eInChI\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; word-break: break-all;\"\u003eInChI=1S\/C8H5NO3\/c10-7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8(11)9(7)12\/h1-4,12H\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eInChIKey\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; word-break: break-all;\"\u003eCFMZSMGAMPBRBE-UHFFFAOYSA-N\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePubChem CID\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003e10665\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMolecular Formula\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003eC₈H₅NO₃\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMolecular Weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003e163.13 g\/mol\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMelting Point\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003e233 °C (dec.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eSolubility\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003eSlightly soluble in water; soluble in polar organic solvents (DMF, DMSO, acetonitrile, ethanol, acetic acid).\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePurity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003e≥98%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePhysical Form\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003eWhite crystalline solid\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eHS Code\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003e2925.19\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eShelf Life\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003eRetest period: 36 months from date of manufacture\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #002147; width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0; background: #f7f8fb; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eStorage Conditions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 9px 16px; color: #333; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e8f0;\"\u003eStore in a cool, dry place in a tightly sealed container\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #002147; padding: 10px 20px; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e  \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.70em; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff;\"\u003eProduct Description \u0026amp; Scientific Applications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 16px 20px; border: 1px solid #e4e8f0; border-top: none; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 0.95em; line-height: 1.65; color: #333;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eN-Hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI)\u003c\/strong\u003e is polar and poorly soluble in non-polar media, so oxidation protocols generally use polar co-solvents; the phthalimide-N-oxyl (PINO) radical derived from it self-decomposes by a first-order path that becomes significant above 80 °C, favouring low-temperature activation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMechanistic basis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNHPI supports three distinct roles, each rooted in its N–OH group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a hydrogen-atom-transfer (HAT) catalyst, NHPI is oxidised in situ to PINO, whose generation from NHPI under O₂ was confirmed by ESR in 1995. PINO abstracts a hydrogen atom from an activated C–H bond, regenerating NHPI and forming a carbon radical; that radical adds O₂ to give a peroxyl radical, which a second NHPI molecule traps to yield a hydroperoxide and a fresh PINO. The O–H bond dissociation enthalpy (ΔH) of NHPI is 88.1 kcal\/mol in acetonitrile — about 18 kcal\/mol above that of TEMPO–H — placing hydrogen abstraction by PINO near thermoneutrality for many substrates. PINO abstracts hydrogen faster than a generic peroxyl radical owing to its greater electrophilic character, and NHPI re-traps peroxyl radicals with a rate constant of 7.2 × 10³ M⁻¹ s⁻¹, sustaining the chain. PINO is also generated electrochemically, its base-promoted formation proceeding by multiple-site concerted proton–electron transfer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a radical precursor, NHPI is esterified with a carboxylic acid to give a redox-active N-acyloxyphthalimide ester; single-electron reduction expels CO₂ and phthalimide to release an alkyl radical, converting the acid into an alkyl-halide surrogate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a hydroxylamine synthon, the acidic N–OH is O-alkylated — by the Mitsunobu reaction or an alkyl halide with base — to N-alkoxyphthalimides, which are cleaved by hydrazinolysis or aminolysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApplications and Reactions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAerobic C–H oxidation.\u003c\/strong\u003e With O₂ and an initiator or metal co-catalyst (Mn, Co, Cu, V, Fe), NHPI oxidises alkanes, alkylaromatics, alcohols, ethers, amines, amides, and silanes, and — via an in-situ peracid from an aldehyde\/O₂ system — epoxidises alkenes. Industrial examples include adamantane to adamantanols, cyclohexane to adipic acid, and cumene and cyclohexylbenzene to hydroperoxides en route to phenol.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetal-free and photochemical oxidation.\u003c\/strong\u003e PINO can be generated without metal salts — via aldehydes, quinones, or photochemical initiation — enabling oxidation under milder conditions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eC(sp³)–N bond formation.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under PINO-mediated HAT, activated C–H bonds react with dialkyl azodicarboxylates to give hydrazine derivatives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecarboxylative C–C coupling.\u003c\/strong\u003e Redox-active NHPI esters couple with organozinc or organomagnesium reagents under nickel or iron catalysis, and with boronic acids or aryl and heteroaryl halides under nickel catalysis, building C(sp³)–C(sp²) bonds directly from alkyl carboxylic acids.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecarboxylative borylation.\u003c\/strong\u003e The same esters convert carboxylic acids to alkyl boronate esters — and thence boronic acids — under nickel, copper, or photochemical conditions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGiese addition and Barton reduction.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel-catalysed fragmentation of the esters traps the alkyl radical with an electron-deficient olefin (Giese conjugate addition) or a hydrogen-atom donor such as PhSiH₃ (Barton-type reductive decarboxylation).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eO-Alkylhydroxylamine synthesis.\u003c\/strong\u003e The route delivers primary and secondary O-alkylhydroxylamines — aminooxy building blocks and precursors to oxime ethers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #002147; padding: 10px 20px; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e  \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.70em; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff;\"\u003eShipping Destinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #e4e8f0; border-top: none; padding: 12px 16px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.95em;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding: 5px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 7px; height: 7px; background: #002147; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 10px; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eEU \u0026amp; UK: Priority delivery, 2–5 business days.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding: 5px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 7px; height: 7px; background: #002147; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 10px; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eUnited States (DDP): 3–7 business days, duties and taxes prepaid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding: 5px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 7px; height: 7px; background: #002147; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 10px; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eEFTA Countries (DDP): 3–7 business days, duties and taxes prepaid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding: 5px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 7px; height: 7px; background: #002147; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 10px; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWorldwide: 7–14 business days, selected locations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NorrChemica™","offers":[{"title":"50 g","offer_id":54203321024849,"sku":"NOR-524389-50g","price":27.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 g","offer_id":54203321057617,"sku":"NOR-524389-100g","price":43.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 g","offer_id":54203321090385,"sku":"NOR-524389-250g","price":59.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 g","offer_id":54203321123153,"sku":"NOR-524389-500g","price":98.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 kg","offer_id":54203321155921,"sku":"NOR-524389-1000g","price":179.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/6357\/1793\/files\/NHPI-small.png?v=1782881375","url":"https:\/\/www.norrchemica.com\/products\/n-hydroxyphthalimide-nhpi-cas-524-38-9-98","provider":"NorrChemica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}