sulphanilic acid

Thân thiện

A chemist carefully measures sulphanilic acid in the laboratory.

Definition

Noun: * A chemical compound: Sulphanilic acid is an organic compound, specifically an aminobenzenesulfonic acid. It is a white or greyish crystalline solid that is an important intermediate in the production of azo dyes.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The laboratory synthesized sulphanilic acid from aniline for the experiment.
  • Sulphanilic acid is a key reagent in the Griess test for detecting nitrite ions.

Advanced Usage

• In chemical nomenclature: The compound is systematically named 4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid. "Sulphanilic acid" remains the common, traditional name in industrial and laboratory contexts.
• As a reagent: It is frequently described as a reagent or intermediate, rather than a final product, in chemical processes.
  • The protocol requires sulphanilic acid to be dissolved in acetic acid.

Variants and Related Words

• Sulfanilic acid: An alternative spelling, more common in American English.
• Aniline: (noun) The aromatic amine from which sulphanilic acid is commonly derived.
• Azo dye: (noun) A class of synthetic dyes whose production often involves sulphanilic acid as a diazo component.

Synonyms

• 4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid: The systematic IUPAC name.
• 4-anilinesulfonic acid: Another chemical name.

Related Phrases / Idioms

(This word is a specific chemical term and is not typically used in idiomatic or phrasal verb constructions.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a crystalline acid made from aniline and used as a dye

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sulfanilic acid