o-Nitroanisole

o-Nitroanisole

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 1-Methoxy-2-nitrobenzene
Identifiers
CAS Number	91-23-6
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Beilstein Reference	1868032
ChEBI	CHEBI:48722
ChEMBL	ChEMBL166415
ChemSpider	6781
ECHA InfoCard	100.001.866
EC Number	202-052-1
KEGG	C19270
PubChem CID	7048
RTECS number	BZ8790000
UNII	ZRE7HLZ17K
UN number	2730
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3020962
InChI InChI=1S/C7H7NO3/c1-11-7-5-3-2-4-6(7)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3 Key: CFBYEGUGFPZCNF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES COC1=CC=CC=C1[N+](=O)[O-]
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H7NO3
Molar mass	153.137 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	1.2540 g/cm3
Melting point	10 °C (50 °F; 283 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

o-Nitroanisole is an organic compound with the formula CH₃OC₆H₄NO₂. Three isomers of nitroanisole exist, but the o-isomer is the most commercially important. It is a colorless liquid.

It is prepared by treatment of o-chloronitrobenzene with sodium methoxide:^[1]

NaOCH₃ + ClC₆H₄NO₂ → CH₃OC₆H₄NO₂ + NaCl

The resulting 2-chloronitrobenzene can be reduced to o-anisidine, which is a precursor to dyes.

References

This page was last edited on 31 January 2024, at 19:26