74. Acetotoluide

C9H11NO; mol wt 149.19.
C 72.46%, H 7.43%, N 9.39%, O 10.72%.

Description and references

Prepn of m-, o-, and p-acetotoluidides, from m-, o-, or p-toluidine and acetic acid: Gasopoulos, Ber. 59B, 2187 (1926).

Chemical structure

Derivative

m-Acetotoluide.

Nomenclature

CAS number: 537-92-8
N-(3-Methylphenyl)acetamide; m-acetotoluidide; m-tolylacetamide; aceto-m-aminotoluene; m-methylacetanilide; N-acetyl-m-toluidine.

Properties

Needles, mp 65.5°, bp 303°. Slightly sol in water; freely sol in alc, ether.

Derivative

o-Acetotoluide.

Nomenclature

CAS number: 120-66-1

Properties

Crystals, mp 110°, bp 296°. Slightly sol in water; sol in alc, chloroform, ether. Determn of soly at various temps: Hall et al., J. Phys. Chem. 37, 1087 (1933).

Derivative

p-Acetotoluide.

Nomenclature

CAS number: 103-89-9

Properties

Crystals, mp 153°, bp 307°. Very slightly sol in water; sol in alc, ether, ethyl acetate, glacial acetic acid.