Used as nitrocompound for flax hair Silk fibre etc.,bleach a mordant in dyeing also used as organic compose medicine industry and analytic agent in pharmacy reactive pigment in photogravure warm process agent antiseptic etc.
Specific property
Light yellow and white crystals, specific gravity 2.168, melting point 271¡æ,easily soluble in water, difficultly soluble in alcohol and acetic acid hygroscopy poisonous.