In
organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the science, scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic matter, organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain ...
, an aromatic amine is an
organic compound
Some chemical authorities define an organic compound as a chemical compound that contains a carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bond; others consider an organic compound to be any chemical compound that contains carbon. For example, carbon-co ...
consisting of an
aromatic ring attached to an
amine. It is a broad class of compounds that encompasses
anilines, but also many more complex aromatic rings and many amine substituents beyond . Such compounds occur widely.
Aromatic amines are widely used as precursor to pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and dyes.
Aromatic amines in textiles
Since August 2012, the new standard EN 14362-1:2012 ''Textiles - Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants - Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants accessible with and without extracting the fibres'' is effective. It had been officially approved by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and supersedes the test standards EN 14362-1: 2003 and EN 14362-2: 2003.
The standard describes a procedure to detect EU banned aromatic amines derived from
azo colorants in textile fibres, including natural, man-made, regenerated, and blended fibres. The standard is also relevant for all coloured textiles, e.g. dyed, printed, and coated textiles.
See also
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Aromatic hydrocarbons
References
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An acute case of primary aromatic amines migrating from cooking utensils', Memorandum for the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, 2004 October 12
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