As our school project, my friends and i are preparing acetanilide. Could you tell me if we have to take some extra precaution with the product or if it's absolutely safe ?
2007-12-17 06:58:24 · 4 answers · asked by w4c~m3-5un 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
It is really only slightly toxic. Avoid contact with your skin, don't breathe it in a lot and don't eat it, and you should be fine. Normal laboratory precautions should always be observed with any chemical.
2007-12-17 07:08:38 · answer #1 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Acetanilide itself doesn't require extraordinary precautions, but normal lab hygiene would be a good idea. The aniline and acetic anhydride used in preparing it are much more dangerous, however.
Acetanilide was formerly used much as we now use aspirin or tylenol (not that I'd suggest ingesting any, whether home-made or otherwise). The following quote is from Wikipedia (see link):
"...Acetanilide has analgesic and fever-reducing properties; it is in the same class of drugs as acetaminophen (paracetamol). Under the name acetanilid it formerly figured in the formula of a number of patent medicines and over the counter drugs. In 1948, Julius Axelrod and Bernard Brodie discovered that acetanilide is much more toxic in these applications than other drugs, causing methemoglobinemia and ultimately doing damage to the liver and kidneys. As such, acetanilide has largely been replaced by less toxic drugs, in particular acetaminophen".
2007-12-17 07:11:44 · answer #2 · answered by Shadow 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Toxicity Of Acetanilide
2016-12-11 13:23:40 · answer #3 · answered by powel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i would say it sounds like poison
2007-12-17 07:02:10 · answer #4 · answered by Hurley 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋