Making an old pain and fever medication

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: The Interesting History of Aniline-Ba...
• Doug's Lab Acetic anhydride (Part 1): Acetic Anhydride Part 1: The Ketene Lamp
• Doug's Lab Acetic anhydride (Part 2): Acetic Anhydride Part 2: Running the ...
• Making Aniline: How to make Aniline

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

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