Making an old pain and fever medication

2017-05-20

[public] 501K views, 46.9K likes, 111 dislikes audio only

Today I will be making acetanilide, which was historically used as a pain reliever. It was discovered in 1886 and sold under the brand name Antifebrin by the company Kalle & Co. It has since been completely replaced by paracetamol/acetaminophen.

Video links:

• NileBlue video: https://youtu.be/XIL7Q3QlVKc

• Doug's Lab Acetic anhydride (Part 1): https://youtu.be/_1mMW2qEF84

• Doug's Lab Acetic anhydride (Part 2): https://youtu.be/g9sPlMkYEIw

• Making Aniline: /youtube/video/nKWOZajmAQo

I followed the pathway sodium benzoate -- benzene -- nitrobenzene --- aniline. All of those videos are on my channel

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