Phenacetin
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Phenacetin (acetophenetidin, N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)acetamide[1]) is a pain-relieving and fever-reducing drug, which was widely used following its introduction in 1887. It was withdrawn from medicinal use as dangerous from the 1970s (e.g., withdrawn in Canada in 1973,[2] and by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1983[3]).
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.485 |
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Formula | C10H13NO2 |
Molar mass | 179.219 g·mol−1 |
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Density | 1.24 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 134 to 137.5 °C (273.2 to 279.5 °F) |
Solubility in water | 0.766 g/L (25 °C (77 °F)) |
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