Aniline vs. Anilide

Anilinenoun

(organic compound) The simplest aromatic amine, C6H5NH2, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.

Anilinenoun

An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made.

Anilineadjective

Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.

Anilinenoun

oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines

Aniline

Aniline is an organic compound with the formula C6H5NH2. Consisting of a phenyl group attached to an amino group, aniline is the simplest aromatic amine.

Anilidenoun

(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an oxoacid by replacement of a hydroxyl group by an aniline residue; an amide of aniline.

Anilidenoun

(organic chemistry) Any compound in which one of the nitrogen-bound protons of aniline is replaced by a metal or other cation.

Anilidenoun

One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl.

Anilide

Anilides (or phenylamides) are a class of chemical compounds which are acyl derivatives of aniline.