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StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-05 23:20:58 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 20:54:43 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0054608
Metabolite Identification
Common Namenitrobenzene
DescriptionApproximately 95% of nitrobenzene is consumed in the production of aniline, which is a precursor to rubber chemicals, pesticides, dyes, explosives, and pharmaceuticals. Nitrobenzene is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5NO2. It is a water-insoluble pale yellow oil with an almond-like odor. It freezes to give greenish-yellow crystals. It is produced on a large scale from benzene as a precursor to aniline. In the laboratory, it is occasionally used as a solvent, especially for electrophilic reagents. Nitrobenzene is prepared by nitration of benzene with a mixture of concentrated sulfuric acid, water, and nitric acid. This mixture is sometimes called 'mixed acid.' The production of nitrobenzene is one of the most dangerous processes conducted in the chemical industry because of the exothermicity of the reaction ( delta H = 117 kJ/mol).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
NitrobenzolChEBI
Oil OF mirbaneChEBI
4-HydroxynitrobenzeneHMDB
4-NitrophenolHMDB
Essence OF mirbaneHMDB
Essence OF myrbaneHMDB
Hydroxy(phenyl)azane oxide (acd/name 4.0)HMDB
Mirbane oilHMDB
NiphenHMDB
Nitro-benzeneHMDB
NitrobenzeenHMDB
NitrobenzenHMDB
Nitrobenzol, liquid(dot)HMDB
Oil OF myrbaneHMDB
p-NitrophenolHMDB
PNPHMDB
PNP, p-NitrophenolHMDB
Rcra waste number u169HMDB
Molecular FormulaC6H5NO2
Average Mass123.1094
Monoisotopic Mass123.032028409
IUPAC Namenitrobenzene
Traditional Namenitrobenzene
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
O=N(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H5NO2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H
InChI KeyLQNUZADURLCDLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N