Aniline
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Aniline is an organic compound with the formula C6H5NH2. Consisting of a phenyl group attached to an amino group, aniline is the simplest aromatic amine. It is an industrially significant commodity ch
Sample of 2,6-diisopropylaniline, a colorless liquid when pure, illustrating the tendency of anilines to air-oxidize to dark-colored products.
Aniline can react with bromine even in room temperatures in water. Acetyl chloride is added to prevent tribromination.
Cake of indigo dye, which is prepared from aniline.
BASF
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BASF SE, an initialism of its original name Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik, is a German multinational company and the largest chemical producer in the world. Its headquarters is located in Ludwigshafe
Aniline
…prepared "by the ton" using the Béchamp method. The Béchamp reduction enabled the evolution of a massive dye industry in Germany. Today, the name of BASF, originally Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik (English: Baden Aniline and Soda Factory), now the largest chemical supplier, echoes the legacy of the…
BASF plant in Ludwigshafen, 1865
BASF plant in Ludwigshafen, 1881
BASF main laboratory in Ludwigshafen, 1887
Indigo production at BASF in 1890