phenylhydrazine

[ fen-l-hahy-druh-zeen, -zin, feen- ]

nounChemistry.

a yellow, poisonous liquid or low-melting solid, C6H8N2, used in chemical analysis and organic synthesis.

Origin of phenylhydrazine

1895–1900; <German Phenylhydrazin;see phenyl, hydrazine

phenylhydrazine is a colourless oily liquid which turns brown on exposure.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1 | Various
Zinc dust and alcoholic acetic acid reduce it to aniline and phenylhydrazine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 | Various
After fermenting away the hexoses, the residue was treated with phenylhydrazine and an osazone separated.
Researches on Cellulose | C. F. Cross
With phenylhydrazine hydrochloride and sodium acetate in aqueous solution it forms a glucosazone, melting at 199°.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blyth

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