Dinitrophenols are chemical compounds which are
nitro
Nitro may refer to:
Chemistry
*Nitrogen, a chemical element and a gas except at very low temperatures, with which many compounds are formed:
**Nitro compound, an organic compound containing one or more nitro functional groups, -NO2
**Nitroalkene, ...
derivatives of
phenol
Phenol (also called carbolic acid) is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula . It is a white crystalline solid that is volatile. The molecule consists of a phenyl group () bonded to a hydroxy group (). Mildly acidic, it ...
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There are six isomers of dinitrophenol:
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2,3-Dinitrophenol
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2,4-Dinitrophenol
2,4-Dinitrophenol (2,4-DNP or simply DNP) is an organic compound with the formula HOC6H3(NO2)2. It is a yellow, crystalline solid that has a sweet, musty odor. It sublimates, is volatile with steam, and is soluble in most organic solvents as well ...
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2,5-Dinitrophenol
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2,6-Dinitrophenol
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3,4-Dinitrophenol
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3,5-Dinitrophenol
Dinitrophenols also form the core structure of some herbicides, which are collectively referred to as dinitrophenol herbicides, including:
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Dinofenate
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Dinoprop
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Dinosam
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Dinoseb
Dinoseb is a common industry name for 6-sec-butyl-2,4-dinitrophenol, a herbicide in the dinitrophenol family. It is a crystalline orange solid which does not readily dissolve in water. Dinoseb is banned as an herbicide in the European Union (EU) ...
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Dinoterb
Dinoterb is a chemical compound used as an herbicide. It is an uncoupler An uncoupler or uncoupling agent is a molecule that disrupts oxidative phosphorylation in prokaryotes and mitochondria or photophosphorylation in chloroplasts and cyanobact ...
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DNOC
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Etinofen
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Medinoterb
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