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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C6H5NO2
Molecular Weight 123.1094
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of Nitrobenzene

SMILES

[O-][N+](=O)C1=CC=CC=C1

InChI

InChIKey=LQNUZADURLCDLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C6H5NO2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C6H5NO2
Molecular Weight 123.1094
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040403905027851 | http://www.who.int/ipcs/publications/ehc/230_part_I.pdf

Nitrobenzene is an organic compound with an odor of bitter almonds, prepared by nitration of benzene. In chemical industry nitrobenzene is mainly used to produce aniline. It is also used in the synthesis of other organic compounds, including acetaminophen. Nitrobenzene is very toxic and can cause acute poisoning because it is readily absorbed via the skin or respiratory tract. The primary effects are lowering of the hemoglobin level, methemoglobinemia, cyanosis, and breathlessness. Chronic exposure can lead to spleen and liver damage, jaundice, and anemia. Ingestion of alcohol may speed up and exaggerate the effects.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Nitrobenzene was first prepared in 1834 by the German chemist Eilhardt Mitscherlich, who treated benzene with fuming nitric acid.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
274.1 µM [Ki]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Radiation- and chemical-induced structural chromosome aberrations in human spermatozoa.
2002-07-25
Syntheses of the 4-nitrophenyl glycosides of hyalobiuronic acid and chondrosine.
2002-07-16
Three-dimensional arrangement of sugar residues along a helical polypeptide backbone: synthesis of a new type of periodic glycopeptide by polymerization of a beta-O-glycosylated tripeptide containing alpha-aminoisobutyric acid.
2002-07-09
N,N-Diethyl-2,6,6-trimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxamide.
2002-07
Synthesis and calcium antagonist activity of new 1,4-dihydropyridines containing nitrobenzylimidazolyl substituent in guinea-pig ileal smooth muscle.
2002-06-18
Characterization of a novel mammalian phosphatase having sequence similarity to Schizosaccharomyces pombe PHO2 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae PHO13.
2002-06-18
Synthesis and utility of sulfated chromogenic carbohydrate model substrates for measuring activities of mucin-desulfating enzymes.
2002-06-12
Characterization of patatin esterase activity in AOT-isooctane reverse micelles.
2002-06-08
Mechanism of adaptation of an atypical alkaline p-nitrophenyl phosphatase from the archaeon Halobacterium salinarum at low-water environments.
2002-06-05
Hydroxyl radical reactivity with nitrobenzene in subcritical and supercritical water.
2002-06-05
Regeneration of granular activated carbon loaded with explosives.
2002-06
Acute lethal toxicity of environmental pollutants to aquatic organisms.
2002-06
[Antihypoxic activity of the novel intraorganoid pharmacological preparation mitochondrin].
2002-05-25
A new approach to micropatterning: application of potential-assisted ion transfer at the liquid-liquid interface for the local metal deposition.
2002-05-22
Effect of structural variation within lipophilic N-(X)sulfonyl carbamoyl lariat ethers on the selectivity and efficiency of competitive alkali metal cation extraction into chloroform.
2002-05-01
Ecdysteroids and oocyte development in the black fly Simulium vittatum.
2002-04-24
Stabilization of liquid interface and control of two-phase confluence and separation in glass microchips by utilizing octadecylsilane modification of microchannels.
2002-04-01
Synthesis and characterization of a novel glycopolymer with protective activity toward human anti-alpha-Gal antibodies.
2002-04
Alpha-glucosidase mutant catalyzes "alpha-glycosynthase"-type reaction.
2002-04
Structure of the lac operon galactoside acetyltransferase.
2002-04
Ferredoxin-mediated reactivation of the chlorocatechol 2,3-dioxygenase from Pseudomonas putida GJ31.
2002-04
In vitro nephrotoxicity induced by chloronitrobenzenes in renal cortical slices from Fischer 344 rats.
2002-03-24
Combined participation of hydroxylase active site residues and effector protein binding in a para to ortho modulation of toluene 4-monooxygenase regiospecificity.
2002-03-05
Prediction of acute toxicity of chemicals in mixtures: worms Tubifex tubifex and gas/liquid distribution.
2002-03
Synthesis and antihypertensive activities of new 1,4-dihydropyridine containing nitroimidazolyl substituent with a nitrooxy group at the 3-ester position.
2002-03
Avian dark cells.
2002-03
Synthesis and calcium channel antagonist activity of nifedipine analogues with methylthioimidazole substituent.
2002-03
Influence of terminal residue on adjacent disaccharide immunogenicity.
2002-03
Evaluation of some oxygen, sulfur, and selenium substituted ninhydrin analogues, nitrophenylninhydrin and benzo[f]furoninhydrin.
2002-03
The effect of ionizing radiation on some derivatives of 1,4-dihydropyridine in the solid state.
2002-02-21
Synthesis and calcium channel antagonist activity of nifedipine analogues containing 4(5)-chloro-2-methyl-5(4)-imidazolyl substituent.
2002-02-02
Structure-activity relationships and response-surface analysis of nitroaromatics toxicity to the yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).
2002-02
Evaluation of mitochondrial function and membrane integrity by dual fluorescent staining for assessment of sperm status in rats.
2002-02
Interdependent chemical-electrochemical steps in retrometabolism-based drug and safer chemical design.
2002-02
Mice deficient for the type II topoisomerase-like DNA transesterase Spo11 show normal immunoglobulin somatic hypermutation and class switching.
2002-02
A three-component coupling process based on vicarious nucleophilic substitution (VNS(AR))-alkylation reactions: an approach to indoprofen and derivatives.
2002-01-25
Magnetic field-controlled microfluidic transport.
2002-01-23
Investigation of ion transfer across the micro-water/nitrobenzene interface facilitated by a fullerene derivative.
2002-01-15
Studies on the effect of ball milling on lignin structure using a modified DFRC method.
2002-01-02
Toxicity and color formation during ozonation of mono-substituted aromatic compounds.
2002-01
Synthesis and calcium channel antagonist activity of new 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives containing dichloroimidazolyl substituents.
2002
Determination of arsenic speciation in poultry wastes by IC-ICP-MS.
2001-12-15
A novel, tunable manganese coordination system based on a flexible "spacer" unit: noncovalent templation effects.
2001-12-05
Effects of natural organic matter, anthropogenic surfactants, and model quinones on the reduction of contaminants by zero-valent iron.
2001-12
Cryophotolysis of ortho-nitrobenzyl derivatives of enzyme ligands for the potential kinetic crystallography of macromolecules.
2001-11-05
[Degradation of nitrobenzene in water by electrohydrodynamic DC discharge].
2001-09
[Characteristics of nitrobenzene containing wastewater catalytic oxidation degradation by Fenton reagent].
2001-09
[Challenges in chemistry: color reactions, cycloadditions and cycloreversions].
2001-08
Ion-transfer voltammetry of local anesthetics at an organic solvent/water interface and pharmacological activity vs. ion partition coefficient relationship.
2001-01
[A study on mechanism for cytotoxicity of nitrobenzene to hepatocarcinoma cell line].
2001-01
Patents

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Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
Nitrobenzene
HSDB   MART.   MI  
Systematic Name English
OIL OF MIRBANE
Preferred Name English
OIL OF MYRBANE
Brand Name English
NITROBENZENE [MI]
Common Name English
NITROBENZENE [HSDB]
Common Name English
Nitrobenzene [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
NITROBENZOL
Systematic Name English
NITROBENZENE [IARC]
Common Name English
BENZENE, NITRO-
Systematic Name English
NSC-9573
Code English
NCI-C60082
Code English
NITROBENZENE [MART.]
Common Name English
MONONITROBENZENE
Systematic Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
EPA PESTICIDE CODE 56501
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NCI_THESAURUS C45179
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Code System Code Type Description
HSDB
104
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MERCK INDEX
m7944
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NCI_THESAURUS
C44410
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WIKIPEDIA
Nitrobenzene
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FDA UNII
E57JCN6SSY
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SMS_ID
300000053420
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID3020964
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PUBCHEM
7416
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
202-716-0
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NSC
9573
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CAS
98-95-3
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CHEBI
27798
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MESH
C036077
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