BS (Ions) 2"4 Semester Organic Chemistry Practical Manual er Experiment Title: Preparation of p-bromoacetanilide from acetanilide. Chemicals required Acetanilide Ig Potassium bromide 1g Ceric ammonium nitrate 6 g Ethanol 15 mL Water 15 mL Reaetion NHCOCH; NHCOCH; CAN, KBr HO, EtOH Mechanism ceavy + Br BO pec, 5] NHCOCH Br Procedure 1. Ina250 ml conical flask acetanilide (1 g) was dissolved in ethanol (15 ml). 2. Then potassium bromide (1 g) and ceric ammonium nitrate (6 g) were dissolved in water (15 mi). 3. This solution was transferred into an addition funnel. 4. This solution was added drop wise to the conical flask containing acetanilid e solution. 5. After the addition was over, the reaction mixture wa s stirred for 10 minutes in room temperature (white crystals appear ed). 6. Then this solution was poured into ice-cold water. 7. The white crystals we re filtered through Buchner funnel and the solid was dried. Result Yield 1.34 g (85%) Melting point 165°C Dr. Muhammad Aslam Assistant Professor-Chemistry University of Education, Township Campus, Lahore.