nitrobenzoicadj.
/ˌnʌɪtrəʊbɛnˈzəʊɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌnaɪtroʊˌbɛnˈzoʊɪk/ Chemistry.
nitrobenzoic acid n. each of three isomeric crystalline compounds, C6H4(NO2)(COOH), which are derivatives of benzoic acid having a nitro group attached to the carbon ring.
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1845 Mem. & Proc. Chem. Soc. London 1843–5 2 344 If strong nitric acid..has been employed in distillation with styrole, there are obtained, by the solution of the residue, crystals which possess all the properties of nitrobenzoic acid discovered by Mulder.
1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. 462 Fuming nitric acid converts the benzoic into nitrobenzoic acid.
1898 Science 30 Sept. 422/2 Time forbids more than mere mention of Löb's reduction of the three nitrobenzoic acids.
1920 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 42 1476 Although both the nitrobenzoic acids are soluble in water, the p-acid is far less soluble than the ortho.
1998 Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy 42 1121 All of the Clostridium wild-type and mutant strains produced nitroreductase, as was shown by the conversion of 4-nitrobenzoic acid to 4-aminobenzoic acid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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