2,6-Dichloro-4-nitroaniline is an organic compound with the formula O2NC6H2Cl2NH2.

It is the most widely discussed isomer of dichloronitroaniline, mainly as a precursor to the azo dye disperse brown 1.

It is prepared by treatment of 4-nitroaniline with a mixture of hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide (a source of chlorine).

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