Basic Info

Common NameNitrobenzene(F05288)
2D Structure
Description

Approximately 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).

FRCD IDF05288
CAS Number98-95-3
PubChem CID7416
FormulaC6H5NO2
IUPAC Name

nitrobenzene

InChI Key

LQNUZADURLCDLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H5NO2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H

Canonical SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)[N+](=O)[O-]

Isomeric SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)[N+](=O)[O-]

WikipediaNitrobenzene
Synonyms
        
            Oil of myrbane
        
            NITROBENZENE
        
            Nitrobenzol
        
            98-95-3
        
            Benzene, nitro-
        
            Oil of mirbane
        
            Mirbane oil
        
            Essence of mirbane
        
            nitro-Benzene
        
            Nitrobenzeen
        
Classifies
                

                  
                    Pollutant
                  
                    Pesticide
                  

                
        
Update DateNov 13, 2018 17:07

Chemical Taxonomy

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassBenzenoids
ClassBenzene and substituted derivatives
SubclassNitrobenzenes
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentNitrobenzenes
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
SubstituentsNitrobenzene - Nitroaromatic compound - Organic nitro compound - C-nitro compound - Organic 1,3-dipolar compound - Propargyl-type 1,3-dipolar organic compound - Allyl-type 1,3-dipolar organic compound - Organic oxoazanium - Organic nitrogen compound - Organic oxygen compound - Organopnictogen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organonitrogen compound - Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as nitrobenzenes. These are compounds containing a nitrobenzene moiety, which consists of a benzene ring with a carbon bearing a nitro group.

Properties

Property NameProperty Value
Molecular Weight123.111
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count2
Rotatable Bond Count0
Complexity102
Monoisotopic Mass123.032
Exact Mass123.032
XLogP1.9
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count9
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

References

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Persulfate activation by naturally occurring trace minerals.J Hazard Mater2011 Nov 3021968122
Acute toxicity and mutagenesis of three metabolites mixture of nitrobenzene inmice.Toxicol Ind Health2011 Mar20858646
Dynamics of glutathione-S-transferases in Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to toxic Microcystis aeruginosa cells, extracts and pure toxins.Toxicon2007 Nov17675203
Photodegradation of metolachlor applying UV and UV/H2O2.J Agric Food Chem2007 May 1617447786
Dietary toxicity of decomposed arborescent leaf litter against larval mosquito: involvement of a lignin-polypeptidic complex.J Agric Food Chem2002 Oct 2312381120
The effects of T-2 toxin exposure on liver drug metabolizing enzymes in rabbit.Food Addit Contam2000 Dec11271836
Excised Barley root uptake of several (14)C labeled organic compounds.Environ Monit Assess1985 Dec24258104

Targets

General Function:
Nadp binding
Specific Function:
Maintains high levels of reduced glutathione in the cytosol.
Gene Name:
GSR
Uniprot ID:
P00390
Molecular Weight:
56256.565 Da
References
  1. Cakmak R, Durdagi S, Ekinci D, Senturk M, Topal G: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel nitroaromatic compounds as potent glutathione reductase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Sep 15;21(18):5398-402. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.07.002. Epub 2011 Jul 13. [21795044 ]