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p-nitrobiphenyl
Sign in to saveAlso known as p-phenylnitrobenzene, 4-phenylnitrobenzene, PNB, 4-nitrodiphenyl, p-nitrodiphenyl, 4-nitro-1,1'-biphenyl, 4-Nitrobiphenyl
4-Nitrobiphenyl is an organic compound with the formula . It is one of three isomers of nitrobiphenyl and probably the most widely used. It is a precursor to the antioxidant 4-aminobiphenyl. 4-Nitrobiphenyl is readily prepared by nitration of biphenyl. It can also be prepared by cross-coupling reactions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C12H9NO2
- Molecular weight
- 199.2 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-nitro-4-phenylbenzene
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=C(C=C2)[N+](=O)[O-]
- InChIKey
- BAJQRLZAPXASRD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.8
- Polar surface area
- 45.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 199.063
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- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0451
- melting point
- 237
- boiling point
- 644
- flash point
- 290
- ceiling exposure limit
- 0
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=C(C=C2)[N+](=O)[O-]
- chemical formula
- C₁₂H₉NO₂
- Commons category
- 4-Nitrobiphenyl
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Encyclopedic overview
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4-Nitrobiphenyl is an organic compound with the formula . It is one of three isomers of nitrobiphenyl and probably the most widely used. It is a precursor to the antioxidant 4-aminobiphenyl. 4-Nitrobiphenyl is readily prepared by nitration of biphenyl. It can also be prepared by cross-coupling reactions.
4-Nitrobiphenyl is commonly invoked as a pollutant.
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