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phenylhydrazine

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[fen-l-hahy-druh-zeen, -zin, feen-] / ˌfɛn lˈhaɪ drəˌzin, -zɪn, ˌfin- /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a yellow, poisonous liquid or low-melting solid, C 6 H 8 N 2 , used in chemical analysis and organic synthesis.


Etymology

Origin of phenylhydrazine

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

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Antipyrine introduced by L. Knorr, leading to manufacture of phenylhydrazine.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael

Most published directions for the preparation of phenylhydrazine specify the use of zinc dust and acetic acid following the reduction with sodium sulfite.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

The phenylhydrazine hydrochloride precipitates in the form of slightly yellowish or pinkish crystals which may be filtered off and dried.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

The pure phenylhydrazine boils at 137-138'0/18 mm., and is obtained as a pale-yellow liquid.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

These bases were discovered in 1876 by Emil Fischer, and they are known as hydrazines, the particular compound thus obtained from aniline being phenylhydrazine.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael

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