aniline

/'ænili:n/

Thân thiện

Aniline is used to create a vibrant blue dye in a laboratory.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A colorless, oily, poisonous liquid amine with the chemical formula C₆H₅NH₂, obtained originally from nitrobenzene. It is a primary aromatic amine used extensively as a starting material in the manufacture of dyes, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and other industrial chemicals.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The laboratory handled aniline with extreme care due to its toxicity.
  • The discovery of mauveine, the first synthetic dye, was based on aniline.
  • Many early plastics were derived from aniline compounds.

Advanced Usage

• "Aniline derivative": A compound chemically derived from aniline by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with other functional groups.
  • Sulfa drugs are important aniline derivatives used in medicine.
• "Aniline dye": A synthetic dye originally made from aniline or its derivatives.
  • Aniline dyes revolutionized the textile industry in the 19th century.

Variants and Related Words

• Anilin (n): An alternate, less common spelling for "aniline".
• Phenylamine (n): The systematic IUPAC name for aniline.
• Aniline black (n): A black dye produced by oxidizing aniline.
• Aniline point (n): A petroleum industry test value indicating the solvent power of hydrocarbons.

Synonyms

• Phenylamine: The formal chemical name.
• Aminobenzene: A descriptive synonym based on its chemical structure.

Related Phrases and Compounds

• Aniline hydrochloride (n): A salt form of aniline, often used in synthesis.
• Aniline leather (n): A type of high-quality leather dyed with soluble dyes, traditionally aniline-based, which penetrates the hide.
  • Aniline leather is prized for its soft, natural feel.

Học thuật

Noun

1. oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines

Từ đồng nghĩa

• aniline oil
• aminobenzine
• phenylamine