51. p-Acetanisidine

Nomenclature

CAS number: 51-66-1
N-(4-Methoxyphenyl)acetamide; p-acetanisidide; methacetin; p-methoxyacetanilide.
C9H11NO2; mol wt 165.19.
C 65.44%, H 6.71%, N 8.48%, O 19.37%.

Description and references

Prepn by acetylation of p-anisidine: Reverdin, Bucky, Ber. 39, 2679 (1906); from p-acetylanisole and hydroxylamine-O-sulfonic acid: Sanford et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 67, 1941 (1945).

Chemical structure

Properties

Cryst powder, feeble, bitter taste, mp 130-132°. Slightly sol in water; sol in alcohol, acetone, chloroform, dil acids, alkalies.