nitrobenzene
/nahy-troh-ben-zeen, -ben-zeen/US // ˌnaɪ troʊˈbɛn zin, -bɛnˈzin //UK // (ˌnaɪtrəʊˈbɛnziːn) //
硝基苯,硝基苯,硝苯,硝酸苯
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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Chemistry.
- : a pale yellow, toxic, water-soluble liquid, C6H5NO2, produced by nitrating benzene with nitric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of aniline.
Examples
When this liquid was treated with a few drops of nitric acid mixture the smell of nitrobenzene was given off.
The residue of nitric acid which replaces hydrogen in benzene is the nitro-group, and the compound is nitrobenzene.
It also appears as an intermediate product in the electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in sulphuric acid solution.
The nitrobenzoate is insoluble in ether alcohol, but is soluble in acetone, acetic acid, and nitrobenzene.
It is prepared from nitrobenzene by reducing it with stannous chloride and sodium hydroxide.
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