Anilide Explained

In organic chemistry, anilides (or phenylamides) are a class of organic compounds with the general structure . They are amide derivatives of aniline .

Preparation

Aniline reacts with acyl chlorides or carboxylic anhydrides to give anilides. For example, reaction of aniline with acetyl chloride provides acetanilide . At high temperatures, aniline and carboxylic acids react to give anilides.

Uses

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anilide herbicides . East China University of Science & Technology . Pesticide Target Interaction Database . 2018-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180624232816/http://lilab.ecust.edu.cn/ptid/compound/browse.html?class=122 . 2018-06-24 . dead .