Names
Preferred IUPAC name: Aniline
Systematic IUPAC nameBenzenamine
Other names
Phenylamine
Aminobenzene
Benzamine
Identifiers
CAS Number: 62-53-3
JSmol: Interactive image
ChEBI: CHEBI:17296
ChEMBL: ChEMBL538
ChemSpider: 5889
DrugBank: DB06728
ECHA InfoCard: 100.000.491
KEGG: C00292
PubChem: 6115
UNII: SIR7XX2F1K
Properties
Chemical formula: C6H7N
Molar mass: 93.13 g·mol
Appearance: Colorless to yellow liquid
Density: 1.0217 g/mL
Melting point: −6.3 °C (20.7 °F; 266.8 K)
Boiling point: 184.13 °C (363.43 °F; 457.28 K)
Solubility in water: 3.6 g/100 mL at 20 °C
Vapor pressure: 0.6 mmHg (20° C)
K: 4.6 (for the conjugate acid)
K: 9.4
Magnetic susceptibility: -62.95·10 cm/mol−63
Viscosity: cP
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of
combustion: -3394 kJ/mol
Hazards
hazards: potential occupational carcinogen
Safety data sheet: See:
EU classification:
R-phrases: R23/24/25 R40 R41 R43 R48/23/24/25 R68 R50
S-phrases: (S1/2) S26 S27 S36/37/39 S45 S46 S61 S63
NFPA 704:
Flash point: 70 °C (158 °F; 343 K)
Autoignition
temperature: 770 °C (1,420 °F; 1,040 K)
Explosive limits: 1.3%-11%
LD
lowest published: 195 mg/kg (dog, oral)
250 mg/kg (rat, oral)
464 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
440 mg/kg (rat, oral)
400 mg/kg (guinea pig, oral)
median concentration: 175 ppm (mouse, 7 hr)
lowest published: 250 ppm (rat, 4 hr)
180 ppm (cat, 8 hr)
NIOSH
PEL: TWA 5 ppm (19 mg/m) [skin]3
REL: Ca [potential occupational carcinogen]
IDLH: 100 ppm
Related compounds
aromatic amines: 1-Naphthylamine
Related compounds: Phenylhydrazine
Supplementary data page
Structure and
properties: n
Thermodynamic
data: Phase behaviour
Spectral data: UV
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