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oxamide
Sign in to saveAlso known as oxalamide, oxalic acid diamide, diaminoglyoxal, 1-carbamoylformimidic acid, oxamimidic acid, ethanediamide
Oxamide is the organic compound with the formula . This white crystalline solid is soluble in ethanol, slightly soluble in water and insoluble in diethyl ether. Oxamide is the diamide derived from oxalic acid, and the hydrate of cyanogen.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H4N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 88.07 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- oxamide
- SMILES
- C(=O)(C(=O)N)N
- InChIKey
- YIKSCQDJHCMVMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -1.6
- Polar surface area
- 86.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 88.027
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- Commons category
- Oxamide
- chemical formula
- C₂H₄N₂O₂
- canonical SMILES
- C(=O)(C(=O)N)N
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Oxamide is the organic compound with the formula . This white crystalline solid is soluble in ethanol, slightly soluble in water and insoluble in diethyl ether. Oxamide is the diamide derived from oxalic acid, and the hydrate of cyanogen.
==Preparation== Oxamide is produced from hydrogen cyanide, which is oxidized to cyanogen, which is then hydrolyzed.