nitrobenzene
[nahy-troh-ben-zeen, -ben-zeen]
- a pale yellow, toxic, water-soluble liquid, C6H5NO2, produced by nitrating benzene with nitric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of aniline.
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Origin of nitrobenzene
Also called ni·tro·ben·zol [nahy-troh-ben-zawl, -zol] /ˌnaɪ troʊˈbɛn zɔl, -zɒl/.
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It is prepared from nitrobenzene by reducing it with stannous chloride and sodium hydroxide.
The purity of the product depends upon the quality of the benzene from which the nitrobenzene was prepared.
The residue of nitric acid which replaces hydrogen in benzene is the nitro-group, and the compound is nitrobenzene.
CoalRaphael Meldola
When this liquid was treated with a few drops of nitric acid mixture the smell of nitrobenzene was given off.
The nitrobenzoate is insoluble in ether alcohol, but is soluble in acetone, acetic acid, and nitrobenzene.
Researches on CelluloseC. F. Cross
nitrobenzene
- a yellow oily toxic water-insoluble liquid compound, used as a solvent and in the manufacture of aniline. Formula: C 6 H 5 NO 2
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