Abstract:
Acetamide was synthesized by reacting acetic acid and four brands of commercially available urea fertilizers, kisan, sona, babbar sher, engro and pure urea. Reaction conditions were optimized. Maximum yield was obtained by the reaction of equimolar acetic acid and urea samples for 4.5 hours and distilling at 190-225°C. In each set of experiments all reaction conditions were same except the reflux time. Yields obtained by using pure urea Kisan, Sona, Babbar sher and Engro urea were 89.7%, 61.6%,63.3%,66.8 and 68.9% respectively. The optimum yields of the reactions were obtained. FT-IR and GLC were used for the identification and confirmation of the acetamide.
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15-19
DOI:
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Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Science, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Year: 2009