3-ACETAMIDOPHENOL Property

Melting point:

145-148 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

273.17°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.249

refractive index 

1.5810 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Keep in dark place,Inert atmosphere,Room temperature

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), DMSO (Slightly), Methanol

pka

9.50±0.10(Predicted)

form 

Crystals, Crystalline Powder or Needles

color 

Off-white to tan or light gray

PH

6-7 (H2O)(saturated solution)

BRN 

907998

CAS DataBase Reference

621-42-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

3'-Hydroxyacetanilide (621-42-1)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xi,Xn

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

RIDADR 

2811

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

AE4100000

F 

1-8

Hazard Note 

Irritant

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29242995

Toxicity

LD50 intraperitoneal in mouse: 1025mg/kg

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

Precautionary statements

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

P332+P313IF SKIN irritation occurs: Get medical advice/attention.

P337+P313IF eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/attention.

3-ACETAMIDOPHENOL Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

off-white to tan or light grey crystals,

Uses

3-Acetamidophenol is the ortho-regioisomer of Acetaminophen (A161220), an over-the-counter analgesic and antipyretic agent (1,2).

Definition

ChEBI: A derivative of phenol which has an acetamido substituent located meta to the phenolic -OH group. It is a non-toxic regioisomer of paracetamol with analgesic properties, but has never been marketed as a drug.

General Description

Light gray solid.

Air & Water Reactions

Water insoluble.

Reactivity Profile

Phenols do not behave as organic alcohols, as one might guess from the presence of a hydroxyl (-OH) group in their structure. Instead, they react as weak organic acids. Phenols and cresols are much weaker as acids than common carboxylic acids (phenol has Ka = 1.3 x 10^[-10]). These materials are incompatible with strong reducing substances such as hydrides, nitrides, alkali metals, and sulfides. Flammable gas (H2) is often generated, and the heat of the reaction may ignite the gas. Heat is also generated by the acid-base reaction between phenols and bases. Phenols are sulfonated very readily (for example, by concentrated sulfuric acid at room temperature). The reactions generate heat. Phenols are also nitrated very rapidly, even by dilute nitric acid. Nitrated phenols often explode when heated. Many of them form metal salts that tend toward detonation by rather mild shock. Flammable gases are formed by the reaction of organic amides with strong reducing agents. Amides are very weak bases (weaker than water). Mixing amides with dehydrating agents such as P2O5 or SOCl2 generates the corresponding nitrile. The combustion of these compounds generates mixed oxides of nitrogen (NOx).

Fire Hazard

Flash point data for 3-ACETAMIDOPHENOL are not available. 3-ACETAMIDOPHENOL is probably combustible.

Purification Methods

Recrystallise the phenol from water. The 3,5-dinitrobenzamide complex gives orange-yellow crystals from hot H2O and has m 212o. [Beilstein 13 H 415, 13 I 132, 13 II 213, 13 III 950, 13 IV 977.]