Acetaniline, the scientific name n-benzene (group) acetamide, white shiny flake crystal or white crystal powder, is the raw material of sulfanilamide drugs, can be used as analgesic, antipyretic, preservative and dye intermediate.
Properties: white shiny flake crystal or white crystal powder, in water recrystallization into cross crystal flake. Odorless or slightly aniline and acetic acid odor.
Melting point: 114.3 ℃
Boiling point: 304 ℃
Flash: 173.9 ℃
Spontaneous combustion point: 546℃
Refractive index: 1.5299
Relative density: 1.2190(15/4℃)
Stability: stability in air.
Solubility: water 0.46 (20℃), 0.56 (25℃), 0.84 (50℃), 3.45 (80℃), 5.5 (100℃); Ethanol 36.9 (20℃), methanol 69.5 (20℃), chloroform 3.6 (20℃), slightly soluble in cold water, soluble in hot water, methanol, ethanol, ether, chloroform, acetone, glycerin and benzene, insoluble in petroleum ether.
Others: flammable, neutral or weakly alkaline. It is easy to decompose into aniline and acetic acid in acid or alkaline solution.