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What is phenacetin?

Phenacetin (p-acetophenetidine), whose chemical name is p-ethoxy-n-acetanilide, 4-ethoxy-n-acetanilide and p-acetaminophenethyl ether, chemical formula is C 10 h 13 No 2, is white and glossy flake crystal or white crystalline powder at room temperature.Phenacetin physical property:melting point is 137-138 ℃, boiling point is 132 ℃ / 4 MmHg, insoluble in water, soluble in ethanol, acetone, acetic acid, pyridine, chloroform and other organic solvent.There are two kind of appearance of phenacetin,one is crystal phenacetin and the other one is shiny phenacetin.

Phenacetin History

1. Morse was first synthesized Phenacetin in 1878.
2. It was listed in the United States in 1887. It is the first synthetic antipyretic analgesic on the market. It is commonly used in the treatment of headache, fever and neuralgia.
3. In 1953, the serious renal damage caused by phenacetin aroused people's vigilance on the safety of phenacetin
4. In 1970, the incidence of urethral cancer caused by phenacetin further questioned its safety
Phenacetin is not used alone because of its high toxicity and side effects. At present, phenacetin is mainly used in combination with aspirin and caffeine to make compound preparation APC for antipyretic and analgesic purposes.

Phenacetin Detechtion

As the manufacturer,we usually do the phencaetin detechtion in three ways:HNMR,MS and HPLC.
Then I will explain it for you one by one.
1.Phenacetin Detechtion HNMR: The Molecular Formula of phenacetin is C10H13NO2,the HNMR is to test phenacetin MF is correct.
2.MS:This one is to test the Molecular Weight
3. HPLC: if the former two detection methods are to detect whether phenacetin is correct, then HPLC is to determine whether phenacetin is good or bad, because it is used to detect phenacetin purity.
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Shiny Phenacetin

Product Name:Shiny Phenacetin
MF:C10H13NO2   MW:179.22
CAS:62-44-2   EINECS:200-533-0
Melting point 133-136 ° C (lit.)
Boiling point 132 ° C / 4MMHG
Density 1.1248 (rough estimate)
The refractive index is 1.5710
Storage:Sealed,stored at room temperature
MOQ:1kg sample package;25kg/drum
Appearance:Shiny phenacetin powder
Also called as white crystal phenacetin
Target Market:Global (Safe Clearance)

 

Burning Phenacetin to test quality

1. Items to prepare: some phenacetin powder, stainless steel spoon, lighter or alcohol lamp for heating

2. Take a small amount of phenacetin powder with a stainless steel spoon

3. When the lighter is heated for about one minute, phenacetin powder will melt into a transparent liquid. Because the melting point of phenacetin is 133-136 ° C.

4. We only need to wait for one or two minutes. After the liquid cools, it will recrystallize into white crystals.

Usually, the recrystallization of high-quality phenacetin powder is white. If there are many impurities or the production process is not good, the recrystallized powder will turn brown.
In this simple way, we can also judge the quality of phenacetin powder.

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