Abstract
Chloroanilines are aniline derivatives with one up to five chlorine atoms substituted on the aromatic ring, yielding 19 compounds, including three mono- and tetrachloroanilines, six di- and trichloroanilines, and the fully chlorinated pentachloroaniline.
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van Agteren, M.H., Keuning, S., Janssen, D.B. (1998). Chlorinated aromatic compounds. In: Handbook on Biodegradation and Biological Treatment of Hazardous Organic Compounds. Environment & Chemistry, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9062-4_6
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