6007. N-Methylacetanilide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 579-10-2
N-Methyl-N-phenylacetamide; acetomethylanilide; Exalgin.
C9H11NO; mol wt 149.19.
C 72.46%, H 7.43%, N 9.39%, O 10.72%.

Description and references

Made by the action of acetic anhydride on methylaniline.

Chemical structure

Properties

Orthorhombic rods from alcohol, plates from ether or petr ether. mp 102-104°. bp712 253°. One gram dissolves in 60 ml water, 2 ml boiling water, 2 ml alcohol, 1.5 ml chloroform, 10 ml ether.