2-PHENYLBUTYRAMIDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

83-87 °C

Boiling point:

290.31°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.0508 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5718 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Refrigerator

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

pka

16.28±0.50(Predicted)

form 

Crystalline Powder or Needles

color 

White

CAS DataBase Reference

90-26-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

24/25

RTECS 

ES4955000

HS Code 

29242998

Toxicity

LD orl-rat: >500 mg/kg NCNSA6 5,9,1953

MSDS

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2-PHENYLBUTYRAMIDE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white crystalline powder or needles

Uses

antihypercholesterolemia

Uses

α-Phenyl-α-ethylacetamide acts as a hypolipaemic agent used in the treatment of high levels of cholesterol.

Definition

ChEBI: 2-phenylbutanamide is a member of acetamides.

Hazard

Moderately toxic by ingestion.

Safety Profile

A poison by intravenous route.Moderately toxic by ingestion. When heated todecomposition it emits toxic vapors of NOx.

Purification Methods

Crystallise the amide from H2O, EtOH, Et2O/pet ether or *C6H6. [Beilstein 9 I 212, 9 II 356, 9 III 2466.]

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