Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Aniline or Aminobenzene (C6H5NH2) is an aromatic petrochemical consisting of a benzene ring and an amino group. Table of contents 1 Properties 2 Uses 3 History Properties Aniline is a carcinogen. It is oily and colourless. Its boiling point is 184 degrees C, and its melting point is -6 degrees C Uses Aniline is used to make a wide range of synthetic products, most notably dyes. History Aniline was first isolated from indigo in 1826 by Otto Unverdorben. In 1855, an inexpensive means of producing aniline from coal tar was discovered by August Wilhelm von Hofmann. Its first industrial-scale use was in the manufacture of mauveine, a purple dye discovered in 1856 by William Henry Perkin. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.