CHEBI:17296 - aniline

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ChEBI Name aniline
ChEBI ID CHEBI:17296
Definition A primary arylamine in which an amino functional group is substituted for one of the benzene hydrogens.
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Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:40796, CHEBI:2732, CHEBI:13834, CHEBI:22561
Supplier Information ChemicalBook:CB7169544, ChemicalBook:CB7372142, eMolecules:477532, ZINC000017886255
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Aniline (from Portuguese anil 'indigo shrub', and -ine indicating a derived substance) is an organic compound with the formula C6H5NH2. Consisting of a phenyl group (−C6H5) attached to an amino group (−NH2), aniline is the simplest aromatic amine. It is an industrially significant commodity chemical, as well as a versatile starting material for fine chemical synthesis. Its main use is in the manufacture of precursors to polyurethane, dyes, and other industrial chemicals. Like most volatile amines, it has the odor of rotten fish. It ignites readily, burning with a smoky flame characteristic of aromatic compounds. It is toxic to humans. Relative to benzene, aniline is "electron-rich". It thus participates more rapidly in electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions. Likewise, it is also prone to oxidation: while freshly purified aniline is an almost colorless oil, exposure to air results in gradual darkening to yellow or red, due to the formation of strongly colored, oxidized impurities. Aniline can be diazotized to give a diazonium salt, which can then undergo various nucleophilic substitution reactions. Like other amines, aniline is both a base (pKaH = 4.6) and a nucleophile, although less so than structurally similar aliphatic amines. Because an early source of the benzene from which they are derived was coal tar, aniline dyes are also called coal tar dyes.
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Formula C6H7N
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 93.12650
Monoisotopic Mass 93.05785
InChI InChI=1S/C6H7N/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,7H2
InChIKey PAYRUJLWNCNPSJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES Nc1ccccc1
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
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Outgoing aniline (CHEBI:17296) is a anilines (CHEBI:22562)
aniline (CHEBI:17296) is a primary arylamine (CHEBI:50471)
Incoming (2S,3S,4R,5R)-2-(4-aminophenyl)-5-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine-3,4-diol (CHEBI:45008) has functional parent aniline (CHEBI:17296)
N-methylaniline (CHEBI:15733) has functional parent aniline (CHEBI:17296)
anilide (CHEBI:13248) has functional parent aniline (CHEBI:17296)
anilinyl (CHEBI:48372) has functional parent aniline (CHEBI:17296)
benzenamine sulfate (CHEBI:61691) has functional parent aniline (CHEBI:17296)
diethofencarb (CHEBI:4520) has functional parent aniline (CHEBI:17296)
PAP (CHEBI:53758) has functional parent aniline (CHEBI:17296)
pencycuron (CHEBI:7957) has functional parent aniline (CHEBI:17296)
vorinostat (CHEBI:45716) has functional parent aniline (CHEBI:17296)
anilino group (CHEBI:48285) is substituent group from aniline (CHEBI:17296)
IUPAC Name
aniline
Synonyms Sources
aminobenzene ChemIDplus
aminophen ChemIDplus
Anilin NIST Chemistry WebBook
Aniline KEGG COMPOUND
ANILINE PDBeChem
aniline UniProt
Benzenamine KEGG COMPOUND
benzeneamine NIST Chemistry WebBook
kyanol NIST Chemistry WebBook
Phenylamine KEGG COMPOUND
Manual Xrefs Databases
Aniline Wikipedia
ANILINE MetaCyc
ANL PDBeChem
C00292 KEGG COMPOUND
DB06728 DrugBank
HMDB0003012 HMDB
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
2796 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
605631 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
62-53-3 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
62-53-3 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations
Chen H, Zhuang R, Yao J, Wang F, Qian Y, Masakorala K, Cai M, Liu H (2014)
Short-term effect of aniline on soil microbial activity: a combined study by isothermal microcalorimetry, glucose analysis, and enzyme assay techniques.
Environmental science and pollution research international 21, 674-683 [PubMed:23821252]
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Uter W, Stropp G, Schnuch A, Lessmann H (2007)
Aniline--a 'historical' contact allergen? Current data from the IVDK and review of the literature.
The Annals of occupational hygiene 51, 219-226 [PubMed:17135213]
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Wulferink M, González J, Goebel C, Gleichmann E (2001)
T cells ignore aniline, a prohapten, but respond to its reactive metabolites generated by phagocytes: possible implications for the pathogenesis of toxic oil syndrome.
Chemical research in toxicology 14, 389-397 [PubMed:11304127]
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el-Bayoumy K, Donahue JM, Hecht SS, Hoffmann D (1986)
Identification and quantitative determination of aniline and toluidines in human urine.
Cancer research 46, 6064-6067 [PubMed:3779628]
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Marquet A, Larraga V, Diez JL, Amela C, Rodrigo J, Muñoz E, Pestaña A (1984)
Immunogenicity of fatty acid anilides in rabbits and the pathogenesis of the Spanish toxic oil syndrome.
Experientia 40, 977-980 [PubMed:6205897]
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Last Modified
23 October 2015
General Comment
2014-02-06 Found in the urine samples of humans exposed to industrial aromatic amines.