3-(Trifluoromethyl)aniline is an
organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. The ...
with the formula CF
3C
6H
4NH
2. It is one of three isomers of trifluoromethylaniline. Classified as an
aromatic amine
In organic chemistry, an aromatic amine is an organic compound consisting of an aromatic ring attached to an amine. It is a broad class of compounds that encompasses anilines, but also many more complex aromatic rings and many amine substituents ...
s, they are colorless liquids. The corresponding dimethylamino derivative is also known.
References
Anilines
Trifluoromethyl compounds
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