Definition of nitrobenzene in English:
nitrobenzene
noun ˌnʌɪtrəʊˈbɛnziːnˌnaɪtroʊˈbɛnzin
mass nounChemistry A yellow oily liquid made by nitrating benzene, used in chemical synthesis.
Chemical formula: C₆H₅NO₂
Example sentencesExamples
- When nitrobenzene is nitrated with nitric and sulfuric acids, for example, 93 percent of the substituted groups end up at meta positions.
- Aniline is manufactured by reduction of nitrobenzene, using hydrogen gas and a copper catalyst, or using iron, water, and hydrochloric acid for the reduction.
- Most commercial furniture polishes come in aerosol form and may also contain harmful additives, including phenol and nitrobenzene, both of which are on the EPA's list of toxic chemicals.
- Benzene and nitrobenzene are heavier than water and they are settling on the river bottom or sticking to the ice.
- Prof Barbour says that because these cavities are closed off, with no pores leading out, it was a surprise to notice gas bubbles escape from the crystals after they were submerged in nitrobenzene.
Definition of nitrobenzene in US English:
nitrobenzene
nounˌnītrōˈbenzēnˌnaɪtroʊˈbɛnzin
Chemistry A yellow oily liquid made by nitrating benzene, used in chemical synthesis.
Chemical formula: C₆H₅NO₂
Example sentencesExamples
- Most commercial furniture polishes come in aerosol form and may also contain harmful additives, including phenol and nitrobenzene, both of which are on the EPA's list of toxic chemicals.
- Benzene and nitrobenzene are heavier than water and they are settling on the river bottom or sticking to the ice.
- When nitrobenzene is nitrated with nitric and sulfuric acids, for example, 93 percent of the substituted groups end up at meta positions.
- Prof Barbour says that because these cavities are closed off, with no pores leading out, it was a surprise to notice gas bubbles escape from the crystals after they were submerged in nitrobenzene.
- Aniline is manufactured by reduction of nitrobenzene, using hydrogen gas and a copper catalyst, or using iron, water, and hydrochloric acid for the reduction.