3-methoxyaniline
|3 - meth - ox - y - an - i - line|
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/ˌθriː ˌmɛθɑkˈsiːˌænɪliːn/
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/ˌθriː ˌmɛθɒkˈsiːˌænɪliːn/
aniline with a methoxy at position 3
Etymology
'3-methoxyaniline' is a systematic chemical name formed from the parts '3-' (indicating substitution at the 3-position), 'methoxy' (meaning a methoxy group, i.e. methyl ether, derived from 'methyl' + 'oxy'), and 'aniline' (the parent compound name for phenylamine).
'aniline' comes from the Portuguese word 'anil' (indigo), ultimately from Arabic 'al-nīl' and Sanskrit 'nīla', because early aniline-related substances were obtained from indigo; the modern chemical sense 'phenylamine' developed later in chemical nomenclature. 'Methoxy' is formed in modern chemical naming from 'methyl' (a one-carbon group) + the oxygen-related element 'oxy' to denote a methoxy (-OCH3) substituent.
Initially, 'aniline' was associated with substances derived from indigo (hence the name); over time it changed to the specific chemical meaning 'phenylamine'. 'Methoxy' has come to mean specifically the -OCH3 substituent in organic chemistry.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a chemical compound: an aniline (phenylamine) derivative bearing a methoxy group (-OCH3) at the 3-position of the benzene ring; used as an intermediate in organic synthesis (e.g., dyes, pharmaceuticals).
3-methoxyaniline is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of certain dyes and pharmaceutical compounds.
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