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o-nitroaniline
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2-Nitroaniline is an organic compound with the formula H2NC6H4NO2. It is a derivative of aniline, carrying a nitro functional group in position 2. It is mainly used as a precursor to o-phenylenediamine.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H6N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 138.12 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-nitroaniline
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C(=C1)N)[N+](=O)[O-]
- InChIKey
- DPJCXCZTLWNFOH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.9
- Polar surface area
- 71.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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2-Nitroaniline is an organic compound with the formula H2NC6H4NO2. It is a derivative of aniline, carrying a nitro functional group in position 2. It is mainly used as a precursor to o-phenylenediamine.
==Synthesis== 2-Nitroaniline is prepared commercially by the reaction of 2-nitrochlorobenzene with ammonia: ClC6H4NO2 + 2 NH3 → H2NC6H4NO2 + NH4Cl
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