4-Aminoacetanilide

4-Aminoacetanilide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N-(4-Aminophenyl)acetamide
Other names
p-Aminoacetanilide, N-(4-Aminophenyl)acetamide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.161 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 204-576-6
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H10N2O/c1-6(11)10-8-4-2-7(9)3-5-8/h2-5H,9H2,1H3,(H,10,11)
    Key: CHMBIJAOCISYEW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • NC1=CC=C(NC(C)=O)C=C1
Properties
C8H10N2O
Molar mass 150.181 g·mol−1
Appearance leaf or flake like white-Pink To Brown Powder
Density 1.1392
Melting point 164–167 °C (327–333 °F; 437–440 K)
Boiling point 267 °C (513 °F; 540 K)
0.1-1 g/100 mL at 25 °C
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazard
Danger
H317, H319, H334
P261, P264, P272, P280, P285, P302+P352, P304+P341, P305+P351+P338, P321, P333+P313, P337+P313, P342+P311, P363, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

4-Aminoacetanilide or paracetamin is a chemical compound which is a amino derivative of acetanilide and para-isomer of aminoacetanilide. There are two other isomers of aminoacetanilide, 2-aminoacetanilide and 3-aminoacetanilide. Aminoacetanilide derivatives are important synthetic intermediates in heterocyclic and aromatic synthesis. These derivatives have found applications in pharmaceutical industry and dyes and pigment industry.[1]

  1. ^ Singh, Raman; Kau, Rajneesh; Singh, Kuldeep (2016). "A review on Synthesis of Aminoacetanilides". Journal of Integrated Science and Technology. 4: 111–120. ISSN 2321-4635 – via Google Scholar.