Benzanilide

• N- phenylbenzamide
• N- Phenylbenzoesäureamid

White solid with a faint, aromatic odor

Fixed

1.315 g · cm -3

162-165 ° C

117 ° C (13 mbar)

Practically insoluble in water

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Benzanilide is a chemical compound from the group of carboxamides.

Production and representation

Benzanilide can be obtained by the reaction of benzoic acid or benzoyl chloride with aniline.

It can also be made of benzophenone oxime by Beckmann rearrangement with phosphorus pentachloride in diethyl ether.

Properties

Benzanilide is a white solid with a faint, aromatic odor, which is practically insoluble in water.