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Phenacetin

62-44-2C10H13NO2179.219 g/mol

A member of the class of acetamides that is acetamide in which one of the hydrogens attached to the nitrogen is substituted by a 4-ethoxyphenyl group. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

1 indexed references
JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

23B5505 · FY2011

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number62-44-2ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC10H13NO2ChEBI ↗
Molar mass179.219 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass179.09463 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:8050ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

PubChem
Molar mass179.22 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass179.094628657 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP1.6PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)38.3PubChem ↗
H-bond donors1PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors2PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds3PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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phenacetin
N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)acetamide
CPJSUEIXXCENMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CCOc1ccc(NC(C)=O)cc1
InChI=1S/C10H13NO2/c1-3-13-10-6-4-9(5-7-10)11-8(2)12/h4-7H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,11,12)

Names & synonyms

AchrocidinCodempiralCommotionalContradolContradouleurFenacetinaN-(4-ethoxyphenyl)acetamidePhenacetinePhenacetinum

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

analgesicnon-narcotic analgesicperipheral nervous system drugcyclooxygenase 3 inhibitor

Database role annotations describe reported biological or chemical roles; they are not product approvals or recommendations for use.

Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2011 source classification
4'-Ethoxyacetanilide; Phenacetin · 23B5505
EndpointReported classification
Acute toxicity (Oral)Category 4
Germ cell mutagenicityCategory 2
CarcinogenicityCategory 1A
Reproductive toxicityClassification not possible, Additional category: Effects on or via lactation
Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposureCategory 1 (central nervous system)
Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposureCategory 1 (kidney, blood)

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00557977 mol

Uses 179.219 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 10 atoms
67.02%
O
Oxygen · 2 atoms
17.85%
N
Nitrogen · 1 atom
7.82%
H
Hydrogen · 13 atoms
7.31%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:8050

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 4754 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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