Biochemical

Quick Detail:
Product Name:Phenacetin
CAS Number: 62-44-2
Formula: C10H13NO2
Molecular Weight: 179.24
Synonyms: Acetophenetidin; Acetophenetidine; Acetophenetin; Acetphenetidin; Fenidina; Fenina; Kalmin; NSC 7651; Pertonal; Phenacetin; Phenacetine; Phenazetin; Phenedina; Phenidin; Phenin; P-Ethoxyacetanilide;
EINECS: 200-533-0
Density: 1.099 g/cm3
Melting Point: 133-136 C(lit. )
Boiling Point: 355.1 C at 760 mmHg
Flash Point: 168.5 C
Solubility: 0.076 g/100 mL in water
Properties: white, scaly have flash or white crystalline powder, odorless, slightly bitter taste. This product is dissolved in ethanol or chloroform, slightly soluble in boiling water.
Packing: 25kg/drum
Uses: Antipyretic analgesics for the treatment of fever, headache, neuralgia.
Description :
Phenacetin is a pain-relieving and fever-reducing drug, widely used from its introduction in 1887 until banned in the US by the FDA in 1983. Its use has declined because of its adverse effects, which include increased risk of certain cancers and kidney damage. It is metabolized into paracetamol, which replaced it in some over-the-counter medications following the ban on phenacetin.
Phenacetin was introduced in 1887, and was used principally as an analgesic; it was one of the first synthetic fever reducers to go on the market. It is also known historically to be one of the first non-opioid analgesics without anti-inflammatory properties.