N-Methylacetamide

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N-Methylacetamide
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N-Methylacetamide
Other names
  • Methyl acetamide
  • Monomethylacetamide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 201-182-6
PubChem CID
UNII
UN number 85335
  • InChI=1S/C3H7NO/c1-3(5)4-2/h1-2H3,(H,4,5)
    Key: OHLUUHNLEMFGTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC(=O)NC
Properties
C3H7NO
Molar mass 73.095 g·mol−1
AppearanceColourless solid with faint odour [1]
Density 0.94 g·cm−3 [1]
Melting point 27–30.6 °C (80.6–87.1 °F; 300.1–303.8 K) [1] [2]
Boiling point 206–208 °C (403–406 °F; 479–481 K) [1]
Solubility
Vapor pressure 1.1 hPa (50 °C) [1]
1.433 (20 °C) [4]
Hazards
GHS labelling: [1]
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Danger
H360D
P201, P202, P280, P308+P313, P405, P501 [1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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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Generation

N-methylacetamide can be obtained by reacting hot acetic acid or acetic anhydride with methylamine. [5] [6] It can also be prepared by reacting N,N′-dimethylurea with acetic acid [6] or by reacting acetone oxime with sulfuric acid. [7]

Characteristics

N-Methylacetamide is a flammable, difficult to ignite, hygroscopic, crystalline, colourless solid with a faint odor that is soluble in water. [1] Several isomeric forms are known. [8] [9] In solution, it is 97–100% present as the Z isomer with a polymeric structure. [10] [2] The compound has a high dielectric constant of 191.3 at 32 °C. [11]

Use

N-Methylacetamide is used as an intermediate in the production of agrochemicals and as a solvent in electrochemistry. [3] [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Recordof N-Methylacetamid in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 2022-01-20.
  2. 1 2 J. F. Coetzee (2013). Recommended Methods for Purification of Solvents and Tests for Impurities International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 50. ISBN   978-1-4831-3845-9.
  3. 1 2 N-Methylacetamide, 99% at AlfaAesar, accessed on {{{Datum}}} (PDF) (JavaScript required).[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Sigma-Aldrich Co., product no. {{{id}}}.
  5. 1 2 NLM Hazardous Substances Data Bank entry for [ ]
  6. 1 2 D.R. Buhler, D.J. Reed (2013). Nitrogen and Phosphorus Solvents. Elsevier. p. 166. ISBN   978-1-4832-9020-1.
  7. ↑ Joachim Buddrus, Bernd Schmidt (2015). Grundlagen der Organischen Chemie. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 581. ISBN   978-3-11-033105-9.
  8. ↑ Noemi G. Mirkin, Samuel Krimm (1991). "Conformers of cis-N-methylacetamide". Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM. 236 (1–2): 97–111. doi:10.1016/0166-1280(91)87010-J. hdl: 2027.42/29043 .
  9. ↑ Mirkin, Noemi G.; Krimm, Samuel (1991-12-01). "Ab initio vibrational analysis of hydrogen-bonded trans- and cis-N-methylacetamide". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 113 (26): 9742–9747. Bibcode:1991JAChS.113.9742M. doi:10.1021/ja00026a005.
  10. ↑ K.-H. Hellwich (2013). Stereochemie Grundbegriffe. Springer-Verlag. p. 43. ISBN   978-3-662-10051-6.
  11. ↑ A. Covington (2012). Physical Chemistry of Organic Solvent Systems. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 247. ISBN   978-1-4684-1959-7.
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