4169. p-Fluoroaniline

Nomenclature

CAS number: 371-40-4
4-Fluorobenzenamine.
C6H6FN; mol wt 111.12.
C 64.85%, H 5.44%, F 17.10%, N 12.61%.

Description and references

Prepd by reduction of 1-fluoro-4-nitrobenzene by Raney nickel: Benington et al., J. Org. Chem. 18, 1508 (1953); Finger et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 81, 98 (1959); by sulfurated sodium borohydride: Lalancette, Brindle, Can. J. Chem. 49, 2990 (1971).

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid. d420 1.1725; d425 1.1690. mp 1.9°. bp 188°, bp20 86°. nD20 1.51954. Heat of combustion 780.4 kcal/mol. Very slightly sol in water.

Use

Intermediate in the manuf of herbicides and plant growth regulators.