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niclosamide
Niclosamide, sold under the brand name Niclocide among others, is an anthelmintic medication used to treat tapeworm infestations, including diphyllobothriasis, hymenolepiasis, and taeniasis. It is not effective against other worms such as flukes or roundworms. It is taken by mouth.
nimesulide
Nimesulide is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with pain medication and fever reducing properties. Its approved indications are the treatment of acute pain, the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis, and primary dysmenorrhoea in adolescents and adults above 12 years old.
2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine
2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine (2,4-DNPH or DNPH) is the organic compound C6H3(NO2)2NHNH2. DNPH is a red to orange solid. It is a substituted hydrazine. The solid is relatively sensitive to shock and friction. For this reason DNPH is usually handled as a wet powder. DNPH is a precursor to the drug Sivifene.
p-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, gasoline, gum inhibitors, poultry medicines, and as a corrosion inhibitor.
2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene
TATB, triaminotrinitrobenzene or 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene is an aromatic secondary explosive, based on the basic six-carbon benzene ring structure with three nitro functional groups (NO2) and three amine (NH2) groups attached, alternating around the ring.
o-nitroaniline
2-Nitroaniline is an organic compound with the formula H2NC6H4NO2. It is a derivative of aniline, carrying a nitro functional group in position 2. It is mainly used as a precursor to o-phenylenediamine.
m-nitroaniline
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.
diazodinitrophenol
Diazodinitrophenol (DDNP) was the first diazo compound produced; it was subsequently used to make dyes and explosives. It forms yellow crystals in pure form; however, the color of impure forms may vary from dark yellow to green to dark brown. It is soluble in acetic acid, acetone, concentrated hydrochloric acid, like most non-polar solvents and is slightly soluble in water.
2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene
2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) is an organic compound with the chemical formula (O2N)2C6H3Cl. It is a yellow solid that is soluble in organic solvents. It is an intermediate for the industrial production of other compounds.
4-nitrobenzoic acid
chemical compound
5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid)
chemical compound
4-nitrobenzaldehyde
4-Nitrobenzaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula . It is one of three isomers of nitrobenzaldehyde. It contains a nitro group para-substituted to an aldehyde.
3-nitrobenzoic acid
chemical compound
o-chloronitrobenzene
2-Nitrochlorobenzene is an organic compound with the formula ClC6H4NO2. It is one of three isomeric nitrochlorobenzenes. It is a yellow crystalline solid that is important as a precursor to other compounds due to its two functional groups.
3,4-dichloronitrobenzene
1,2-Dichloro-4-nitrobenzene is an organic compound with the formula 1,2-ClCH-4-NO. This pale yellow solid is related to 1,2-dichlorobenzene by the replacement of one H atom with a nitro functional group. This compound is an intermediate in the synthesis of agrochemicals.
mesotrione
Mesotrione is a selective herbicide used mainly in maize crops and has also been shown to have weak insecticidal properties. It is a synthetic compound inspired by the natural substance leptospermone found in the bottlebrush tree Callistemon citrinus. It inhibits the enzyme 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) and is sold under brand names including Callisto and Tenacity. It was first marketed by Syngenta in 2001.
5-nitro-2-propoxyaniline
5-Nitro-2-propoxyaniline, also known as P-4000 and Ultrasüss, is about 4,000 times the intensity of sucrose (hence its alternate name, P-4000). It is an orange solid that is only slightly soluble in water. It is stable in boiling water and dilute acids. 5-Nitro-2-propoxyaniline was once used as an artificial sweetener but has been banned in the United States because of its possible toxicity.
Hexanitrodiphenylamine
Hexanitrodiphenylamine (abbreviated HND), is an explosive chemical compound with the formula C12H5N7O12. Since it is made from readily available raw materials, HND was used extensively by the Japanese and less extensively by Nazi Germany during World War II but was discontinued due to its toxicity.
3-nitrobenzaldehyde
3-Nitrobenzaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula . It is one of three isomers of nitrobenzaldehyde. It contains a nitro group meta-substituted to the aldehyde.
quintozene
Pentachloronitrobenzene, typically abbreviated PCNB, is a registered fungicide formally derived from nitrobenzene. It is a off-white to yellow crystalline solid with a musty odor.
pendimethalin
Pendimethalin is a selective herbicide of the dinitroaniline class used preëmergently and postemergently to control annual grasses and certain broadleaf weeds. It inhibits cell division and cell elongation. Pendimethalin is approved in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Oceania for different crops including cereals (wheat, barley, rye, triticale), corn, soybeans, rice, potato, legumes, fruits, vegetables, and nuts, plus lawns and ornamental plants.
hexanitrostilbene
Hexanitrostilbene (HNS), also called JD-X, is an organic compound with the formula [(O2N)3C6H2CH]2. It is a yellow-orange solid. It is used as a heat-resistant high explosive. It is slightly soluble (0.1 - 5 g/100 mL) in butyrolactone, DMF, DMSO, and N-methylpyrrolidone.
2-nitrobenzaldehyde
2-Nitrobenzaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula . It is one of three isomers of nitrobenzaldehyde. It contains a nitro group adjacent to the formyl group.
acifluorfen
Acifluorfen is the ISO common name for an organic compound used as an herbicide. It acts by inhibiting the enzyme protoporphyrinogen oxidase which is necessary for chlorophyll synthesis. Soybeans naturally have a high tolerance to acifluorfen and its salts, via metabolic disposal by glutathione S-transferase. It is effective against broadleaf weeds and grasses and is used agriculturally on fields growing soybeans, peanuts, peas, and rice.
pyrrolnitrin
Pyrrolnitrin (PRN) is a naturally occurring phenylpyrrole fungicide. Pseudomonas and Burkholderia species produce pyrrolnitrin from tryptophan as secondary metabolite. It is believed that the antifungal properties come from inhibition of electron transport system.
nitrobenzaldehyde
Nitrobenzaldehyde may refer to any of the three isomeric chemical compounds :
1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene
1-Fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (commonly called '''Sanger's reagent, dinitrofluorobenzene, DNFB or FDNB''') is a chemical that reacts with the N-terminal amino acid of polypeptides. This can be helpful for sequencing proteins.
2,4,6-Trinitroaniline
2,4,6-Trinitroaniline, , abbreviated as TNA and also known as picramide, a nitrated amine. The appearance of trinitroaniline varies from yellow to orange to red depending on its purity and concentration.
bifenox
Bifenox is the ISO common name for an organic compound used as an herbicide. It acts by inhibiting the enzyme protoporphyrinogen oxidase which is necessary for chlorophyll synthesis.
2,4,6-Trinitrochlorobenzene
chemical compound
m-chloronitrobenzene
3-Nitrochlorobenzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H4ClNO2. It is a yellow crystalline solid that is important as a precursor to other compounds due to the two reactive sites present on the molecule.
nitrazine
Nitrazine or phenaphthazine is a pH indicator dye often used in medicine. More sensitive than litmus, nitrazine indicates pH in the range of 4.5 to 7.5. Nitrazine is usually used as the disodium salt.
2,4,6-trinitroanisole
Trinitroanisole is a chemical compound that exists as pale yellow crystals with a melting point of 68 °C. It is highly toxic. It is an explosive with a detonation velocity of 7200 meters per second. The compound's primary hazard is a blast of an instantaneous explosion, not flying projectiles or fragments.
trinitrotriazidobenzene
1,3,5-Triazido-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene, also known as TATNB (triazidotrinitrobenzene) and TNTAZB (trinitrotriazidobenzene), is an aromatic high explosive composed of a benzene ring with three azido groups (-N) and three nitro groups (-NO) alternating around the ring, giving the chemical formula C(N)(NO). Its detonation velocity is 7,350 meters per second, which is comparable to TATB (triaminotrinitrobenzene).
3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid
chemical compound
cinitapride
Cinitapride (trade names Cintapro, Pemix, Gapulsid) is a gastroprokinetic agent and antiemetic agent of the benzamide class which is marketed in India, Mexico, Pakistan, Spain, Croatia and the Czech Republic. It acts as an agonist of the 5-HT1 and 5-HT4 receptors and as an antagonist of the 5-HT2 receptors.
3-nitro-L-tyrosine
Nitrotyrosine is a product of tyrosine nitration mediated by reactive nitrogen species such as peroxynitrite anion and nitrogen dioxide. The phenol group in nitrotyrosine is 1000x more acidic than in tyrosine.
bromethalin
Bromethalin is a neurotoxic rodenticide that damages the central nervous system.
oryzalin
Oryzalin is a herbicide of the dinitroaniline class. It acts through the disruption (depolymerization) of microtubules, thus blocking anisotropic growth of plant cells. It can also be used to induce polyploidy in plants as an alternative to colchicine.
Pentanitroaniline
Pentanitroaniline, sometimes called hexyl, is an explosive organic compound. It is a relatively sensitive explosive (much more so than TNT) that can be used as a base charge for detonators, although it is uncommon in this application.
2,4,6-trinitrobenzoic acid
chemical compound
binapacryl
Binapacryl was used as a miticide and fungicide. Chemically, it is an ester derivative of dinoseb. Although binapacryl has low toxicity itself, it is readily metabolized to form dinoseb, which is highly toxic.
2-nitroanisole
'''o-Nitroanisole' is an organic compound with the formula , consisting of a benzene ring substituted with a methoxy group () and a nitro group () ortho'' to each other. It is a colorless to pale yellow/red liquid soluble in organic solvents.
lactofen
Lactofen is a complex ester of acifluorfen and is a nitrophenyl ether selective herbicide and fungicide. It is used in postemergence applications to certain crops which are resistant to its action. The name "Lactofen" is approved by the American National Standards Institute and the Weed Science Society of America, and is also approved in China (乳氟禾草灵).
picrylsulfonic acid
chemical compound
aclonifen
Aclonifen is a diphenyl ether herbicide which has been used in agriculture since the 1980s. Its mode of action has been uncertain, with evidence suggesting it might interfere with carotenoid biosynthesis or inhibit the enzyme protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO). Both mechanisms could result in the observed whole-plant effect of bleaching (removal of leaf colour) and the compound includes chemical features (a nitro group attached to a diphenyl ether) that are known to result in PPO effects, as seen with acifluorfen, for example. In 2020, further research revealed that aclonifen has a different and
musk xylene
chemical compound
2-nitrobenzoic acid
chemical compound
nitrobenzoic acids
group of ortho, meta, para isomers
2C-N
2C-N, also known as 4-nitro-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine, is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine and 2C families. It is taken orally.
NS-398
NS-398 is a COX-2 inhibitor used in the study of the function of cyclooxygenases.
2,4-dinitroanisole
2,4-Dinitroanisole (DNAN) is a low sensitivity organic compound. It has an anisole (methoxybenzene) core, with two nitro groups (–NO2) attached.
2,5-dimethoxy-4-nitroamphetamine
2,5-Dimethoxy-4-nitroamphetamine (DON) is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and DOx families. Unlike related drugs like DOB, it produces both pronounced hallucinogenic and amphetamine-like stimulant effects. The drug is taken orally.
Nitroaniline
The term nitroaniline in chemistry refers to a derivative of aniline (C6H5NH2) containing a nitro group (—NO2) There are three simple nitroanilines of formula C6H4(NH2)(NO2) which differ only in the position of the nitro group:
iniparib
Iniparib (INN, previously known as BSI 201) was a drug candidate for cancer treatment. It was originally believed to act as an irreversible inhibitor of PARP1 (hence, a PARP inhibitor) and possibly other enzymes through covalent modification, but its effects against PARP were later disproven. It underwent clinical trials for treatment of some types of breast cancer, but was discontinued after disappointing phase III clinical trials.
2,4-dinitrophenylmorphine
2,4-Dinitrophenylmorphine is an analog of morphine in which a hydroxyl group is substituted with a dinitro phenoxy group.
nitroxinil
Nitroxinil is an anthelmintic, a veterinary medicine against parasitic worms in sheep and cattle. The substance is active against the liver fluke the Fasciola hepatica and to a lesser extent against thread worms in the gastrointestinal tract. Brand names include Fluconix, Dovenix and Trodax. Nitroxynil is also used against strains of the red gum worm (Haemonchus contortus) that have become resistant to benzimidazoles.
2-Methyl-6-nitrobenzoic anhydride
chemical compound
p-nitrobiphenyl
4-Nitrobiphenyl is an organic compound with the formula . It is one of three isomers of nitrobiphenyl and probably the most widely used. It is a precursor to the antioxidant 4-aminobiphenyl. 4-Nitrobiphenyl is readily prepared by nitration of biphenyl. It can also be prepared by cross-coupling reactions.
bis(2,4-dinitrophenyl) oxalate
chemical compound