oxaniliden.
/ˌɒkˈsanᵻlʌɪd/, /ˌɒkˈsanl̩ʌɪd/, U.S. /ɑkˈsænəˌlaɪd/ Chemistry.
A double anilide of oxalic acid, used in organic synthesis; diphenyloxamide, (—CO·NH·C6H5)2.
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1849 A. W. Hofmann in Q. Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 1 315 By distilling oxalate of aniline, M. Gerhardt obtained a compound which he called oxanilide.
1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. 241 Oxanilide.
1906 Science 21 Dec. 821/2 The aniline derivatives employed included only those in which one or both of the hydrogen atoms of the amino group have been replaced, such as acetanilide..or oxanilide.
1922 J. J. Sudborough Bernthsen's Text-bk. Org. Chem. (new ed.) xxi. 406 Oxanilide, C6H5·NH·CO·CO·NH·C6H5, is obtained when aniline oxalate is heated at 160°–180°.
1981 Jrnl. Org. Chem. 46 3016/2 The chemical degradation of the reaction product with aniline produced oxanilide in high yield.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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