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Nitroaniline
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<p>The term nitroaniline in chemistry refers to a derivative of <a href="/facts/Aniline/eFXck1Rj">aniline</a> (C6H5NH2) containing a <a href="/facts/Nitro_group/pem2BhMY">nitro group</a> (—NO2) There are three simple nitroanilines of formula C6H4(NH2)(NO2) which differ only in the position of the nitro group: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/2-Nitroaniline/HR4YIdbk">2-Nitroaniline</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/3-Nitroaniline/kN1aGJHX">3-Nitroaniline</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/4-Nitroaniline/hD1dcV1y">4-Nitroaniline</a></li></ul> <p>Some more complicated molecules with other <a href="/facts/Substituent/6y9IE6G0">substituents</a> can also be referred to as nitroanilines, for example 4-chloro-3-nitro-aniline. </p>