Množina: anilins

Aniline.

Množina: anilines

Poisonous substance obtained from indigo, nitro-benzene, etc., used in manufacture of dyes
C6H5NH2 or phenylamine one of the simplest aromatic chemicals (a substance related to benzene, with its carbon atoms joined in a ring). When pure, it is a colorless oily liquid; it has a characteristic odor, and turns brown on contact with air. It occurs in coal tar, and is used in the rubber industry and to make drugs and dyes. It is highly poisonous.
Aniline was discovered in 1826, and was originally prepared by the dry distillation of indigo, hence its name.
Oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines; SYN. aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine.