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lactamide
Sign in to saveAlso known as alpha-hydroxypropanamide, CH3CH(OH)CONH2, MeCH(OH)CONH2, lactic acid amide, alpha-hydroxypropionamide, DL-lactic acid amide, lactic amide, 2-hydroxypropionamide
Lactamide is an amide derived from lactic acid. It is a white crystalline solid with a melting point of 73-76 °C.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H7NO2
- Molecular weight
- 89.09 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-hydroxypropanamide
- SMILES
- CC(C(=O)N)O
- InChIKey
- SXQFCVDSOLSHOQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -1.1
- Polar surface area
- 63.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 89.047678
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- chemical formula
- C₃H₇NO₂
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C(=O)N)O
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Encyclopedic overview
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Lactamide is an amide derived from lactic acid. It is a white crystalline solid with a melting point of 73-76 °C.
Lactamide can be prepared by the catalytic hydration of lactonitrile.
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