3-aminophenol
Sign in to saveAlso known as m-hydroxyaniline
3-Aminophenol is an organic compound with formula C6H4(NH2)(OH). It is an aromatic amine and a phenol. It is the meta isomer of 2-aminophenol and 4-aminophenol.
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Preparation
- Uses
- References
3-Aminophenol is an organic compound with formula C6H4(NH2)(OH). It is an aromatic amine and a phenol. It is the meta isomer of 2-aminophenol and 4-aminophenol.
==Preparation== 3-Aminophenol is prepared by reduction of 3-nitrophenol. It can also be prepared by caustic fusion of 3-aminobenzenesulfonic acid (i.e. heating with NaOH to 245 °C for 6 hours) or from resorcinol via a substitution reaction with ammonium hydroxide.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “3-aminophenol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.