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Uses and Applications of Acetamide

Acetamide has various uses and applications including as a drug intermediate in manufacturing several antibiotics and medications, as a solubilizer and general solvent, and in industries such as pharmaceuticals, textiles, plastics, paper, cosmetics, and photography. It is also used as an accelerator, stabilizer, antacid, plasticizer, dye solvent, soldering flux ingredient, and in organic and inorganic syntheses.

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Uses and Applications of Acetamide

Acetamide has various uses and applications including as a drug intermediate in manufacturing several antibiotics and medications, as a solubilizer and general solvent, and in industries such as pharmaceuticals, textiles, plastics, paper, cosmetics, and photography. It is also used as an accelerator, stabilizer, antacid, plasticizer, dye solvent, soldering flux ingredient, and in organic and inorganic syntheses.

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Uses And Applications Of Acetamide

As a drug intermediate in manufacture of ampicilline, cephaclor, cephalexin, cephradine,


enalapril maleate, sulphacetamide, sulphamethione, etc.

As a solubiliser (renders sparingly soluble substances more soluble in water by mere


addition or by fusion)

As general solvent (molten Acetamide is excellent solvent for many organic and
inorganic compounds)

As an antacid in lacquers, explosives and cosmetics

As a plasticiser in leather, cloth films and coatings

As a dye solvent and assistant in textile industry

As a vehicle in pharmaceutical products

As a soldering flux ingredient

As a pharmaceutical product

As a solvent for plastic films

As a humectant in paper

As an accelerator

As a stabilizer

As an antidote

For manufacturing methylamines

For denaturing alcohol

In various organic and inorganic syntheses

In preparation of cosmetics and hypnotics


In photo-chemical industry

In biocides

In cryoscopy

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