Acetamide, N-phenyl-

• Formula: C₈H₉NO
• Molecular weight: 135.1632
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H9NO/c1-7(10)9-8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-6H,1H3,(H,9,10) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: FZERHIULMFGESH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 103-84-4
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Acetanilide; Acetamidobenzene; Acetanil; Acetoanilide; Acetylaniline; Antifebrin; Benzenamine, N-acetyl-; N-Acetylaniline; N-Phenylacetamide; Phenalgene; Phenalgin; Acetylaminobenzene; Acetic acid anilide; Acetanilid; Aniline, N-acetyl-; USAF EK-3; AN [Analgesic]; N-Acetylaminobenzene; NSC 7636
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C₈H₈NO^- +  =

By formula: C₈H₈NO^- + H⁺ = C₈H₉NO

 +  = C₁₀H₁₁NO₂ + 

By formula: C₈H₉NO + C₂H₄O₂ = C₁₀H₁₁NO₂ + H₂O

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₈H₉NO + H₂O = C₆H₇N + C₂H₄O₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄H₅N₃O + C₆H₇N = C₈H₉NO + C₂H₃N₃

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₃H₄N₄O + C₆H₇N = C₈H₉NO + CH₂N₄

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄H₆O₃ + C₆H₇N = C₈H₉NO + C₂H₄O₂

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₈H₈NO^- +  =

By formula: C₈H₈NO^- + H⁺ = C₈H₉NO

IR Spectrum

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• SOLID (KBr PELLET); Not specified, most likely a prism, grating, or hybrid spectrometer.; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY; 4 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLID (SPLIT MULL); PERKIN-ELMER 521 (GRATING); DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 2 cm^-1 resolution

Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔStrs	Entropy of phase transition
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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