Molecule record

acetanilide

C8H9NO

135.16 g/mol

2D structure for acetanilide

Molecular properties

Formula
C8H9NO
Molar mass
135.16 g·mol−1
Exact mass
135.0684 Da
5
1
1
29.10 Ų
1.2 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
103-84-4
PubChem CID
904

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
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Intermolecular forces
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Functional groups

Alkene
Amide
Amine
Aromatic ring

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp1.2PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 103-84-4
  • Acetamide, N-phenyl-
  • Acetamidobenzene
  • Acetanil
  • Acetanilid
  • Acetanilidum
  • Acetic acid anilide
  • Acetoanilide
Show all 23 synonyms
  • Acetylaminobenzene
  • Acetylaniline
  • Aniline, N-acetyl-
  • Antifebrin
  • Antifebrinum
  • Benzenamine, N-acetyl-
  • CHEBI:28884
  • N-Acetylaniline
  • N-Phenylacetamide
  • NSC-203231
  • NSC-7636
  • Phenalgene
  • Phenalgin
  • SP86R356CC
  • USAF EK-3

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CC(=O)NC1=CC=CC=C1
Isomeric SMILES
CC(=O)NC1=CC=CC=C1
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H9NO/c1-7(10)9-8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-6H,1H3,(H,9,10)
InChIKey
FZERHIULMFGESH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
904

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

1660 cm−1amide C=O (simulated)
1645 cm−1C=C alkene (simulated)
3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

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