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Title: acetanilide synthesis and identification
Post by: ABA2015 on October 01, 2014, 01:42:38 PM

hi all
I want to synthesize acetanilidie by aniline, anhydride  acetic, acid acetic and zinc powder, I know the acid acetic is the catalyst of the reaction but what is the role of Zinc here?
and is there any special test for identifying acetanilide or not?
thanks :D

Title: Re: acetanilide synthesis and identification
Post by: Mitch on October 01, 2014, 02:48:17 PM

Zinc is probably relevant if you are using anilinium chloride.

Title: Re: acetanilide synthesis and identification
Post by: orgopete on October 02, 2014, 12:07:12 AM

Looks like an error.

Title: Re: acetanilide synthesis and identification
Post by: ABA2015 on October 07, 2014, 12:04:34 PM

Quote from: Mitch on October 01, 2014, 02:48:17 PM

Zinc is probably relevant if you are using anilinium chloride.

no there is not any chloride ion in the reaction medium