methyl acetamide

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).

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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
melting point: 27.0
density: 0.942
boiling point: 202

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'''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.