1399. p-Bromoacetanilide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 103-88-8
N-(4-Bromophenyl)acetamide; 4′-bromoacetanilide; monobromoacetanilide; bromoanilide.
C8H8BrNO; mol wt 214.06.
C 44.89%, H 3.77%, Br 37.33%, N 6.54%, O 7.47%.

Description and references

Prepd by bromination of acetanilide: Remmers, Ber. 7, 346 (1874); Merker, Vona, J. Chem. Educ. 26, 613 (1949); Knowles, Alt, US 3012035 (1959 to Monsanto).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals, from 95% alc, mp 168° (with previous softening). d 1.72. Practically insol in cold water. Sparingly sol in hot water; sol in benzene, chloroform, ethyl acetate; moderately sol in alcohol.