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2-nitro-1-phenylethylene
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β-Nitrostyrene is an aromatic compound and a nitroalkene used in the synthesis of the slimicide .
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H7NO2
- Molecular weight
- 149.15 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-nitroethenylbenzene
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=C[N+](=O)[O-]
- InChIKey
- PIAOLBVUVDXHHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.1
- Polar surface area
- 45.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- nitro compound
- Mass
- 149.048
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- chemical formula
- C₈H₇NO₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=C[N+](=O)[O-]
- Commons category
- Nitrostyrene
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Applications
- Chemical synthesis
- Related compounds
- References
β-Nitrostyrene is an aromatic compound and a nitroalkene used in the synthesis of the slimicide .
==Applications== β-Nitrostyrene is a chemical precursor for slimicides and dyes. Specifically bromo-nitrostyrene is obtained upon treatment with bromine followed by partial dehydrohalogenation.
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