The term nitroaniline in chemistry refers to a derivative of
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
In organic chemistry, an aromatic amine is an organic compound consisting of an aroma ...
(C
6H
5NH
2) containing a
nitro group (—NO
2) There are three simple nitroanilines of formula C
6H
4(NH
2)(NO
2) which differ only in the position of the nitro group:
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2-Nitroaniline
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3-Nitroaniline
3-Nitroaniline, also known as ''meta''-nitroaniline and ''m''-nitroaniline, is a non-volatile stable solid commonly used as a raw material for dyes. 3-Nitroaniline is an aniline carrying a nitro functional group in position 3. It is stable in neut ...
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4-Nitroaniline
4-Nitroaniline, p-nitroaniline or 1-amino-4-nitrobenzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H6N2O2. A yellow solid, it is one of three isomers of nitroaniline. It is an intermediate in the production of dyes, antioxidants, pharmaceuticals, ...
Some more complicated molecules with other
substituent
A substituent is one or a group of atoms that replaces (one or more) atoms, thereby becoming a moiety in the resultant (new) molecule. (In organic chemistry and biochemistry, the terms ''substituent'' and ''functional group'', as well as ''side ...
s can also be referred to as nitroanilines, for example 4-chloro-3-nitro-aniline.
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