3-Amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid

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Name = 3-Amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid
ImageFile = 3-amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid.svg
ImageName = 3-Amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid
ImageFile1 = 3-amino-5-nitrosalicylic-acid-3D-balls.png ImageName1 = Ball-and-stick model of 3-amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid
Reference = [ [http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?sid=212207 3-Amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid - Substance Summary] , PubChem]
IUPACName = 3-amino-2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzoic acid
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 831-51-6
SMILES = Nc1cc(cc(C(O)=O)c1O) [N+] ( [O-] )=O
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C₇H₆N₂O₅
MolarMass = 198.13294 g/mol
Density = 1.730 ± 0.06 g/cm³
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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-amino group (NH₂) is replacing a nitrate group (NOO^-).

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