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4-nitrophenol
Sign in to saveAlso known as p-hydroxynitrobenzene, 1-Hydroxy-4-nitrobenzene, Mononitrophenol, para-nitrophenol, p-nitrophenol
4-Nitrophenol (also called '''p-nitrophenol or 4-hydroxynitrobenzene''') is a phenolic compound that has a nitro group at the opposite position of the hydroxyl group on the benzene ring.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H5NO3
- Molecular weight
- 139.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 4-nitrophenol
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1[N+](=O)[O-])O
- InChIKey
- BTJIUGUIPKRLHP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.9
- Polar surface area
- 66.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- mononitrophenol
- Mass
- 139.027
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- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1[N+](=O)[O-])O
- chemical formula
- C₆H₅NO₃
- melting point
- 112.5
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- Commons category
- 4-Nitrophenol
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Properties
- Preparation
- From phenol
- Uses
- pH indicator
- Other uses
- Uses of derivatives
- Toxicity
- See also
- References
4-Nitrophenol (also called '''p-nitrophenol or 4-hydroxynitrobenzene') is a phenolic compound that has a nitro group at the opposite position of the hydroxyl group on the benzene ring.
==Properties== 4-nitro phenol is a slightly yellow, crystalline material, moderately toxic.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “4-nitrophenol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.