Aniline

Aniline, phenylamine or aminobenzene ({{carbon}}{{sub|6}}{{hydrogen}}{{sub|5}}{{nitrogen}}{{hydrogen}}{{sub|2}}) is an organic chemical compound which is a primary aromatic amine consisting of a benzene ring and an amino group. The chemical structure of aniline is shown at the right.

Controversy

Oil mixtures containing rapeseed oil denatured with aniline have been clearly linked by epidemiological and analytic chemical studies to the toxic oil syndrome that hit Spain in the spring and summer of 1981, in which 20,000 became acutely ill, 12,000 were hospitalized, and more than 350 died in the first year of the epidemic. The precise etiology though remains unknown.

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Some authorities class aniline as a carcinogen, although the IARC lists it in Class 3 (not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans) due to the limited and contradictary data available.

Related Topics:
Carcinogen - IARC - Class 3

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