Dichloroanilines are chemical compounds which consist of an

aniline Aniline is an organic compound with the formula C6 H5 NH2. Consisting of a phenyl group attached to an amino group, aniline is the simplest aromatic amine. It is an industrially significant commodity chemical, as well as a versatile starti ...

ring substituted with two chlorine atoms and have the molecular formula C₆H₅Cl₂N. There are six isomers, varying in the positions of the chlorine atoms around the ring relative to the

amino In chemistry, amines (, ) are compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair. Amines are formally derivatives of ammonia (), wherein one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by a substituent ...

group. As aniline derivatives, they are named with the amino group in position 1. They are all colorless, although commercial samples can appear colored due to the presence of impurities. Several derivatives are used in the production of dyes and herbicides.Thomas Kahl, Kai-Wilfrid Schröder, F. R. Lawrence, W. J. Marshall, Hartmut Höke, Rudolf Jäckh "Aniline" in ''Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry'', 2007; John Wiley & Sons: New York. {, class="wikitable" , +Dichloroaniline isomers , - ! Compound name !! CAS# !! Chemical structure !! Melting point , - , 2,3-Dichloroaniline , , 608-27-5 , , 2,3-Dichloranilin

, , , - , 2,4-Dichloroaniline , , 554-00-7 , , 2,4-Dichloranilin

, , , - , 2,5-Dichloroaniline , , 95-82-9 , , 2,5-Dichloranilin

, , , - , 2,6-Dichloroaniline , , 608-31-1 , , 2,6-Dichloranilin

, , , - , 3,4-Dichloroaniline , , 95-76-1 , , 3,4-Dichloranilin

, , , , - , 3,5-Dichloroaniline, , 626-43-7 , , 3,5-Dichloranilin

, , {{cite web , url = http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/aldrich/d55792?lang=en , title = 3,5-Dichloroanline , publisher = Sigma-Aldrich

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Anilines