4-Aminobenzonitrile CAS:873-74-5

4-Aminobenzonitrile finds wide application in pharmaceutical industries as an intermediate in developing drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). It acts as a building block in synthesizing drugs used for treating infections, inflammation and various psychiatric disorders. In agrochemical industries, it is employed to produce sulfonylurea-based herbicide molecules through multi-step reactions. Commercially, 4-aminobenzonitrile serves as a dye intermediate for azo dyes employed in dyeing fabrics, leather and paper. It is also used as a monomer in production of various specialty polymers like polyazoxystylenes, polyureas and polyamides having applications as films, fibers and coatings. 4-Aminobenzonitrile further finds use as a chemical intermediate in manufacturing antioxidant compounds, UV absorbers, pigments and corrosion inhibitors. In research laboratories, its dual reactivity aids in investigations focused on developing new drug entities and functional materials.