Description
2-Phenylacetamide is often used as plasticizer and as industrial solvent.
Synonyms
Benzeneacetamide; Acetamide, 2-phenyl-; Benzenediacetamide; NSC 1877; Phenyl-β-acetylamine; Phenylacetic acid amide; α-Phenylacetamide; α-Toluamide; α-Toluimidic acid
IUPAC Name
2-phenylacetamide
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(=O)N
InChI
1/C8H9NO/c9-8(10)6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2,(H2,9,10)
InChIKey
LSBDFXRDZJMBSC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Solubility
Soluble in Chloroform (Slightly), DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly, Heated)
Appearance
White to Off-white Solid
pKa
16.21±0.40(Predicted)
Refractive Index
1.5589 (estimate)
Toxicity
LD50 ipr-mus: 430 mg/kg PCJOAU 10,579,76
Uses
2-Phenylacetamide is used as a pharmaceutical intermediate in the production of penicillin G and phenobarbital, etc. It is also used in organic synthesis.