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methyl acetamide

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methyl acetamide

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Also known as N-Acetyl-N-methylamine, Acetylmethylamine, Monomethylacetamide

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

Chemical data

Formula
C3H7NO
Molecular weight
73.09 g/mol
IUPAC name
N-methylacetamide
SMILES
CC(=O)NC
InChIKey
OHLUUHNLEMFGTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-1.1
Polar surface area
29.1 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
amides
Has part
carbon
Mass
73.053
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canonical SMILES
CC(=O)NC
isomeric SMILES
C/C(=N/C)/O
Commons category
N-Methylacetamide
chemical formula
C₃H₇NO
safety classification and labelling
Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008
melting point
27.0
density
0.942
boiling point
202
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Generation
  • Characteristics
  • Use
  • See also
  • References

'''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.

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