Nitrobenzene

C6H5NO2CAS 98-95-3123.11 g/mol

ON+O−
Nitro

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H5NO2
Molar mass
123.11 g/mol
Exact mass
123.0320 Da
Density
1.2037 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
5.7 °C
Boiling point
210.8 °C
pKa
3.98 (0 °C)
Flash point
87.8 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
2 g/L
logP
1.59Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
43.1 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 2
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

Danger
Acute Toxic (GHS06)Health Hazard (GHS08)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 609-003-00-7), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P203, P260, P261, P262, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P316, P302+P352, P304+P340, P316, P318, P319, P321, P330, P361+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
98-95-3
SMILES
O=[N+]([O-])c1ccccc1
InChIKey
LQNUZADURLCDLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H5NO2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H

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Names and synonyms

9 names
  • Benzene, nitro-
  • Essence of mirbane
  • Essence of myrbane
  • Mirbane oil
  • Nitrobenzol
  • Oil of mirbane
  • Oil of myrbane
  • NSC 9573
  • 1-Nitrobenzene

Safety data sheets

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

Same formula

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