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cupferron
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Cupferron is jargon for the ammonium salt of the conjugate base derived from '''N-nitroso-N-phenylhydroxylamine'''. This conjugate base is abbreviated as CU−. It once was a common reagent for the complexation of metal ions, being of interest in the area of qualitative inorganic analysis. Its formula is NH4[C6H5N(O)NO]. The anion binds to metal cations through the two oxygen atoms, forming five-membered chelate rings.

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Has part
carbon
Mass
155.069
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chemical formula
C₆H₉N₃O₂
canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)N(N=O)[O-].[NH4+]
Commons category
Cupferron
subject has role
carcinogen
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Cupferron is jargon for the ammonium salt of the conjugate base derived from '''N-nitroso-N-phenylhydroxylamine'. This conjugate base is abbreviated as CU−. It once was a common reagent for the complexation of metal ions, being of interest in the area of qualitative inorganic analysis. Its formula is NH4[C6H5N(O)NO]. The anion binds to metal cations through the two oxygen atoms, forming five-membered chelate rings.

==Synthesis and complexes== thumb|left|120px|Structure of ferric cupferron complex Cupferron is prepared from phenylhydroxylamine and an NO+ source: C6H5NHOH + C4H9ONO + NH3 → NH4[C6H5N(O)NO] + C4H9OH

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