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N-Methylacetamide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name N-Methylacetamide
Other names
  • Methyl acetamide
  • Monomethylacetamide
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.075 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 201-182-6
PubChem CID
UNII
UN number 85335
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C3H7NO/c1-3(5)4-2/h1-2H3,(H,4,5)Key: OHLUUHNLEMFGTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • CC(=O)NC
Properties
Chemical formula C3H7NO
Molar mass 73.095 g·mol
Appearance Colourless solid with faint odour
Density 0.94 g·cm
Melting point 27–30.6 °C (80.6–87.1 °F; 300.1–303.8 K)
Boiling point 206–208 °C (403–406 °F; 479–481 K)
Solubility
Vapor pressure 1.1 hPa (50 °C)
Refractive index (nD) 1.433 (20 °C)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms GHS08: Health hazard
Signal word Danger
Hazard statements H360D
Precautionary statements P201, P202, P280, P308+P313, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

N-Methylacetamide is a chemical compound from the amides group. The compound is listed as very high concern by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

Generation

N-methylacetamide can be obtained by reacting hot acetic acid or acetic anhydride with methylamine. It can also be prepared by reacting N,N′-dimethylurea with acetic acid or by reacting acetone oxime with sulfuric acid.

Characteristics

N-Methylacetamide is a flammable, difficult to ignite, hygroscopic, crystalline, colourless solid with a faint odor that is soluble in water. Several isomeric forms are known. In solution, it is 97–100% present as the Z isomer with a polymeric structure. The compound has a high dielectric constant of 191.3 at 32 °C.

Use

N-Methylacetamide is used as an intermediate in the production of agrochemicals and as a solvent in electrochemistry.

See Also

References

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