ACETONIN 



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ACETYL 



weights of acetone and chloroform. It occurs as white 

 crystals sparingly soluble in water, more freely in 

 alcohol and glycerin. Its if aqueous solution is 

 called Aneson. It is used as a hypnotic and anesthetic. 

 Dose, 15-20 gr. Syn., Chloretone ; Trichlorter- 

 tiary butyl alcohol; Trichlorpseudobutyl alcohol. 

 A.diethylsulfon. See Sulphonal (Illus. Diet.). A., 

 Monochlorated, C 3 H 5 C10, a colorless liquid having 

 a pungent odor obtained by chlorinating acetone. It has 

 a sp. gr. 1 1. 162 at 16 C. ; boils at 119 C. ; miscible in 

 alcohol, ether, and chloroform ; insoluble in water. 

 A.phenylhydrazon, (CH 3 ) 2 C : N 2 HC 6 H 3 , one of the 

 nitrogen derivatives of the ketone. It melts at 16 C. 

 and boils at 165 C. (91 mm.). A.resorcin, 

 C 15 H 16 4 + H 2 0, a combination of resorcin with 

 acetone and fuming hydrochloric acid added hot. It 

 occurs in small anhydrous prisms, soluble in alkaline 

 solutions, insoluble in water, alcohol, ether, and 

 chloroform. It melts at 2I2°-2I3° C. It is used as 

 resorcin. 



Acetonin i^as-et'-on-in). 1. A body produced by the 

 action of ammonia on acetone. 2. Dehydrotriaceton- 

 a 1 nia i^q. v.). 



Acetonitrate (as-et-o-ni'-trat). A double salt, the ace- 

 tate and iodid of the same radicle. 



Acetonitril {as-et-o-ni'-tril). CH 3 . CN or C 2 H 3 N. 

 A liquid having an agreeable odor, prepared by dis- 

 tilling acetamid with l^Oj. It may also be produced 

 from prussic acid and diazomethane. It melts at — 41 ° 

 C, boils at 81. 6° C, and has a sp. gr. of 0.789 (15° 

 C. ). Syn., Methyl cyanid ; Elhannitril. 



Acetonyl ( as-et'-on-il ) . CH 2 — CO — CH 3 . A univ- 

 alent radicle obtained from acetone by taking away 

 one atom of hydrogen. 



Acetoorthoamidochinolin (as-et-o-o7--tho-am-id-o-kin / - 

 ol-in). C s H 6 N(NHCH 3 CO). A colorless, crystalline 

 compound supposed to have antipyretic properties. It 

 melts at 102. 5 ° C. 



Acetophenetidin (as-et-o-fen-etf -id-in). See Phenacetin 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Acetophenoneorthooxyquinolin (as-et-o-fen-on-or-tho- 

 oks-e-kwin' -ol-in). C 2 H 6 NO . CH 2 . CO . C 6 H 5 , abase 

 obtained by interaction between a halogen compound of 

 acetophenone and orthoquinolin in the presence of sol- 

 vents and an alkali. It forms well-defined salts, is 

 soluble in volatile solvents, melts at 130 C. It is said 

 to have hypnotic and antineuralgic properties ; is odor- 

 less, tasteless, and nonirritating. 



Acetophenonphenetidin (as-et-o-fen-on-fe-nef -id-in). 

 A condensation-product of acetophenone and para- 

 phenetidin. A. Citrate, 



W«4< N = C(CH 3 )(C 6 H 5 ) . H,C, 

 lemon-yellow needles, soluble in ether and hot alcohol, 

 insoluble in water ; melts at 88° C. It is antipyretic 

 and antineuralgic. Dose, 0.5-1 gm. (8-15 gr.). 

 Syn., Malarin. 



Acetopropionate {as-et-o-pro-pi'-on-dt). A salt of 

 acetopropionic acid. 



Acetopyrin, Acetopyrina {as-et-o-pi'-rin, -ah). A 

 mixture of antipyrin and acetyl salicylic acid occurring 

 as a whitish crystalline powder soluble with difficulty 

 in cold water, ether, and petroleum ether, readily 

 soluble in warm water, alcohol, chloroform, and warm 

 toluol. It is antipyretic. Dose, 7 gr. 6 times daily. 

 Syn., Antipyrin acetylsalieylate. A. Acetosalicylate, 

 antipyretic, analgesic, sedative ; employed in influenza, 

 bronchitis, rheumatic headache, sciatica, hemicrania, 

 and acute articular rheumatism. 



Acetorthoamidotoluol. See Acctorthotoluid. 



Acetorthotoluid (as-et-or-tho-tol'-u-id). C 6 H 4 (CH 3 ) 

 Nil . COCHj, or C 9 H M . NO. Antipyretic, colorless, 



acicular crystals, slightly soluble in water. Soluble ii 

 alcohol and ether, melting at 107 ° C. and boiling a 

 296 C. Dose, 0.1-0.3 gm. (1^-5 gr.). Syn. 

 Acetorthoamidotoluol ; Ortho-tolylacetamid. 



Acetose [as'-et-oz). See Acetous (Illus. Diet). 



Acetosity {as-et-os'-e-te). The state of being acetou: 

 or sour ; sourness, acidity. 



Acetosodacetate (as-et-o-sod-as / -et-dt). An acetoace 

 tate in which an atom of hydrogen is replaced by ai 

 atom of sodium. 



Acetosodethylacetate [as-et-o-sod-eth-il-as f -et-at). Ai 

 acetoacetate in which 2 atoms of hydrogen are replace! 

 by an atom of sodium and a molecule of ether. 



Acetospirin (as-et-o-spi'-rhi). See Acopyrin. 



Acetosuccinate (as-et-o-suk'-sin-at). A double sa! 

 of acetic acid and succinic acid. 



Acetosulfid [as-et-o-std'-fid). A double salt compose 

 of an acetate and a sulfid of the same base. 



Acetosyl (as-et'-o-sil). See Acetyl (Illus. Diet.). 



Acetotoluid {as-et-o-tol' -u-id). See Tolylacetarnid. 



Acetoxyl (as-et-oks'-il). See Acetyl (Illus. Diet.). A 

 amid. See Acetamid (Illus. Diet.). A. Hydratt 

 See Acid, Acetic (Illus. Diet.). 



Acetoyl {as-et'-o-il). See Acetyl (Illus. Diet.). 



Acetozone (as-ef '-o-zon). See Benzoylacelylperoxid. 



Acetparaamidosalol {as-et-par-ah-am-id-o-sal'-ol 

 See Salophen (Illus. Diet.). 



Acetparamidotoluol (as-et-par-am-id-o-tol f -u-on . 

 as Acetparatoluid. 



Acetparaphenetidin (as-et-par-a-fe-net' -id-in). San| 

 as Phenacetin (Illus. Diet.). 



Acetparatoluid (as-et-par-a-tol'-u-id). C 9 H U N( •' 

 tipyretic, colorless crystals, slightly soluble in watt J 

 moderately soluble in alcohol ; melts at 149 < 

 Dose, 1-2 gm. (15-30 gr.). Syn., AcetparamicA 

 toluol ; Paratolylacetamid. 



Acetphenetidin (as-et-fe-net' -id-in). See Phenact: 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Acettoluid (as-et-tol'-u-id). See Tolylacetarnid. 



Acetyl. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Acetosyl ; A, 

 Acetoxyl; Othyl. A. Anhydrid. See Acetic An i.\ 

 drid. A. benzene. See Acetophenone (Illus. Diet 

 A.bioxydamid. See Acetamid (Illus. Diet.). 

 Bromid, C 2 H 3 BrO, a reaction-product of acetic a<i 

 with phosphorus pentabromid ; it is a fuming liqi ; 

 which turns yellow in the air; boils at 81 ° C. 

 used as a reagent. A.carbinol, CH 3 .CO.CH,0 

 a saturated ketol produced by the action of water a 

 barium carbonate upon chloraceton, also by fusing cai 

 and grape-sugar with caustic potash. It is a colorless 

 withafeeble, peculiar odor; boils at I45 -i5o°C. Sy 

 Pvroracemic alcohol; Aceton alcohol; ' 

 Methylketol; Acetol. A. Chlorid, C 2 H 3 C10, a reactic 

 product of acetic acid with phosphorus trichlorid ; i 

 a colorless, highly refracting fuming liquid ; sp. ] 

 i.i305ato°C. ; boils at 55 C. Itisused as areage 

 A.ethoxyurethane. See Thermodin (Illus. Dii 

 A.ethylphenylhydrazin, C, 8 H 22 N 4 2 , 

 needles obtained by heating a solution of ethylc 

 phenylhydrazin with an excess of acetic anhydrid. f 

 is recommended as an antipyretic. Syn., Pin n 

 inacetylethyl. A.formyl. 'See'A/d,'/t\ . . 

 A. Hydrate, acetic acid. A. Hydrid. Sameas //<T 

 Aldehyd. See under Aldehyd (Illus. 1 

 Iodid, C 2 H 3 OI, a reaction -product of acetii 

 iodin and phosphorus ; it is a brown fuming liquid 

 gr. 1.98 at 17 C. ; boils at io5°-io8° C. A.isoic 

 anid, (C 2 I1 3 0) — N=C, a liquid in its sini] 

 but capable of polymerization as a crystalline 

 boils at 93 C. Syn., Acetic isocyani 

 A.isoeugenol, the direct antecedenl of vanillin J 

 the manufacture of the synthetic product, and l« 



