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3-Amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid [1]
3-Amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid
Ball-and-stick model of 3-amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Amino-2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzoic acid
Identifiers
3D model ( JSmol)
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ECHA InfoCard 100.011.457 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 212-602-2
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H6N2O5/c8-5-2-3(9(13)14)1-4(6(5)10)7(11)12/h1-2,10H,8H2,(H,11,12) checkY
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  • InChI=1/C7H6N2O5/c8-5-2-3(9(13)14)1-4(6(5)10)7(11)12/h1-2,10H,8H2,(H,11,12)
    Key: JFTUSFFYSRNFBA-UHFFFAOYAS
  • [O-][N+](=O)c1cc(C(=O)O)c(O)c(N)c1
Properties
C7H6N2O5
Molar mass 198.13294 g/mol
Density 1.730 ± 0.06 g/cm3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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3-Amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid is an aromatic compound that absorbs light strongly at 540 nm. It is produced when 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid reacts with a reducing sugar. In this reaction, the 3- nitro group (NOO) is reduced to an amino group (NH2).

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