Anilide
# Anilide

In organic chemistry, anilides (or phenylamides) are a class of organic compounds with the general structure $R−C(=O)−N(−R’)−C_6H_5.$ They are amide derivatives of aniline $(H_2N−C_6H_5).$

## Preparation

Aniline reacts with acyl chlorides or carboxylic anhydrides to give anilides. For example, reaction of aniline with acetyl chloride provides acetanilide $(CH_3−CO−NH−C_6H_5).$ At high temperatures, aniline and carboxylic acids react to give anilides.

## Uses

* Herbicides
* Fungicides - Oxycarboxin, Carboxin
