m-chloronitrobenzene
Sign in to save3-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.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H4ClNO2
- Molecular weight
- 157.55 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-chloro-3-nitrobenzene
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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.
==Synthesis== Nitrochlorobenzene is typically synthesized by nitration of chlorobenzene in the presence of sulfuric acid: C6H5Cl + HNO3 → O2NC6H4Cl + H2O