meta-methoxyaniline
|me-ta-me-thox-y-a-ni-line|
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/ˌmɛtə məˈθɑksiˈænəlɪn/
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/ˌmɛtə məˈθɒksiˈænɪliːn/
an aniline with a methoxy group at the 3 (meta) position
Etymology
'meta-methoxyaniline' is a systematic compound name formed by combining the prefix 'meta-' (Greek), the substituent name 'methoxy' (from 'methyl' + 'oxy'), and 'aniline' (the aromatic amine name).
'aniline' originates from Portuguese/Spanish 'anil' (indigo), itself from Arabic 'al-nīl' or Sanskrit 'nīla' meaning 'blue'; chemical usage of 'aniline' developed in the 19th century to name the amine obtained from indigo derivatives. 'methoxy' is formed in modern chemical nomenclature from 'methyl' (a CH3 group) + 'oxy' (oxygen-bound radical). The positional prefix 'meta-' comes from Greek 'meta-' meaning 'after' or 'beyond' and was adopted in aromatic nomenclature to denote the 1,3- relationship on a benzene ring.
Individually, the roots originally referred to general concepts ('anil' to indigo, 'meta-' to 'after/beyond'), but in modern chemical nomenclature they combine to give a precise structural meaning: 'aniline' = aromatic amine, 'methoxy' = -OCH3 substituent, 'meta-' = substitution at the 3-position.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an aromatic amine (aniline) in which a methoxy group (-OCH3) is substituted at the meta (3-) position of the benzene ring; used as an intermediate in dye, pigment and pharmaceutical synthesis. Also known as 3-methoxyaniline or m-anisidine.
Meta-methoxyaniline (3-methoxyaniline) is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of certain azo dyes and pharmaceutical compounds.
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