8868. Succinanilic Acid

Nomenclature

CAS number: 102-14-7
4-Oxo-4-(phenylamino)butanoic acid; succinic acid monoanilide; N-phenylsuccinamic acid; N-phenylbutanedioic acid monoamide.
C10H11NO3; mol wt 193.20.
C 62.17%, H 5.74%, N 7.25%, O 24.84%.

Description and references

Prepd by boiling succinic anhydride with aniline in benzene: Menschutkin, Ann. 162, 176 (1872); Warren, Briggs, Ber. 64, 29 (1931); L. F. Fieser, Experiments in Organic Chemistry (Boston, 3rd ed., 1955) p 105.

Chemical structure

Properties

Needles from benzene, mp 150°. pK (25°) 4.69. Soluble in alcohol, ether, boiling water (some dec).