The systematic name of 3,5-Dicyanonitrobenzene is 5-nitrobenzene-1,3-dicarbonitrile . With the CAS registry number 33224-18-9, it is also named as 1,3-benzenedicarbonitrile, 5-nitro- ; 5-Nitroisophthalonitrile ; 5-Nitrobenzene-1,3-dicarbonitrile ; 5-Nitro-m-Phthalonitrile .

 3,5-Dicyanonitrobenzene can be obtained by many methods. For example: treating isophthalonitrile with NO₂ , methanesulfonic acid and O₃ catalyzed by FeCl₃ in acetonitrile . The reaction time is 28 hour(s), reaction temperature is -10-20 °C and the yield is 41%. 3,5-Dicyanonitrobenzene is also synthesized by 5-nitro-isophthalic acid diamide or 5-nitro-isophthaloyl chloride .

 3,5-Dicyanonitrobenzene can used as reactant in the organic synthesis. It can react with benzene-1,3-diol to get C₂₂H₁₀N4O₂, with 2-methyl-phenol to get 5-nitro-isophthalonitrile , with 2,3-dimethyl-phenol to get 5-(2,3-dimethyl-phenoxy)-isophthalonitrile , with 2,6-dimethyl-phenol to get 5-(2,6-dimethyl-phenoxy)-isophthalonitrile , with 4-methyl-phenol to get 5-p-tolyloxy-isophthalonitrile , with 4,4'-(1-methyl-ethane-1,1-diyl)-bis-phenol to get C₃₁H₂₀N₄O₂, and so on.