CAS 938-81-8: N-nitroso-N-phenylacetamide

Carbon tetrachloride and chlorobenzene are shown to be the most reactive halides with nitroacetanilide. Carbon tetrachloride reacts with N-nitrosoacetanilide to form a radical chain reaction which leads to the formation of chlorobenzene, peroxide, and thiourea. The latter then hydrolyzes to form thioacetic acid and styrene. Nitroacetanilide can also react with acetone in a similar way, forming N-nitrosopropionaldehyde.

Applications N-Nitroso Acetanilide is a synthesis intermediate, a nitric oxide-donor, and an oxidizer in radical processes. References Li, X., et al.: J. Chem. Sci., 122, 521 (2010); Abdelriheem, N. A., et al.: Chem. Cent. J., 11, 53 (2017); Cheng, J., et al.: Tetrahedron Lett., 39, 7925 (1998); Freidlina, R. K., et al.: Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 286, 1412 (1986)