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Background . . .
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An introduction to phenylamine (aniline) and its physical properties.
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Preparation . . .
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Making phenylamine from benzene via nitrobenzene.
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Reactions of phenylamine as a primary amine . . .
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This covers the reactions that phenylamine has in common with other primary amines - its reactions as a base, its acylation with acyl chlorides and acid anhydrides, and its reaction with halogenoalkanes.
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Making diazonium salts . . .
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The reaction of phenylamine with nitrous acid to produce diazonium ions.
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Reactions of diazonium salts . . .
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Using them to make phenol and iodobenzene, and the coupling reactions with phenol, naphthalen-2-ol (2-naphthol) and phenylamine.
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The reaction of phenylamine with bromine water . . .
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This is an example of a reaction of the benzene ring in phenylamine, showing how the amino group activates the ring.