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m-nitroaniline
Sign in to save3-Nitroaniline is an organic compound with the formula H2NC6H4NO2. A yellow solid, it is a derivative of aniline, carrying a nitro functional group in position 3. It is an isomer of 2-nitroaniline and 4-nitroaniline. It is used as a precursor to dyes.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H6N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 138.12 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3-nitroaniline
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC(=C1)[N+](=O)[O-])N
- InChIKey
- XJCVRTZCHMZPBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.4
- Polar surface area
- 71.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 138.043
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- melting point
- 112.5
- chemical formula
- C₆H₆N₂O₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC(=C1)[N+](=O)[O-])N
- Commons category
- 3-Nitroaniline
- ionization energy
- 8.31
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3-Nitroaniline is an organic compound with the formula H2NC6H4NO2. A yellow solid, it is a derivative of aniline, carrying a nitro functional group in position 3. It is an isomer of 2-nitroaniline and 4-nitroaniline. It is used as a precursor to dyes.
== Synthesis and applications== thumb|Structure of disperse yellow 5, a disperse dye derived from 3-nitroaniline.|left 3-Nitroaniline is produced on a commercial scale by reduction of 1,3-dinitrobenzene with hydrogen sulfide, or sodium sulfide (a Zinin reaction).
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