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