3-Chloroaniline CAS 108-42-9

3-Chloroaniline Basic information

    3-Chloroaniline is a clear pale yellow to brown liquid, which becomes darker during storage, insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol, ether and acid solution.

Product Name: 3-Chloroaniline
Synonyms: 3-Cloroaniline;Aniline, 3-chloro-;Aniline, m-chloro-;Azoic diazo component 2, base;Benzenamine, 3-chloro-;Benzenamine,3-chloro-;Benzeneamine, 3-chloro-;chloro-3aniline
CAS: 108-42-9
MF: C6H6ClN
MW: 127.57
3-Chloroaniline Chemical Properties

Melting point	−11-−9 °C(lit.)
Boiling point	95-96 °C11 mm Hg(lit.)
density	1.206 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
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    3-Chlorobenzenamine is used in the synthesis of pyrimidoazepine analogs as serotonin 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptor ligands for the treatment of obesity. Also used in the synthesis of novel COX-2 inhibito rs.

    3-Chloroaniline is the intermediate of the herbicide chloraniline, and the intermediate of the pharmaceutical diuretic antihypertensive drug hydrochlorothiazide, and can be used to produce azo dyes.
    3-Chloroaniline was the only aniline compound to increase plasmaALT/GPT activity at 48 h. It is employed in the bioaugmentation of activated sludge.