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4-nitrophenol

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4-nitrophenol

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Also 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 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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