Propanamide

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Propanamide
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Skeletal formula
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Ball-and-stick model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Propanamide
Other names
n-propylamide
Propionamide
Propylamide
Propionic amide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 201-182-6
MeSH C034666
PubChem CID
UNII
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  • InChI=1/C3H7NO/c1-2-3(4)5/h2H2,1H3,(H2,4,5)
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  • CCC(=O)N
Properties
C3H7NO
Molar mass 73.095 g·mol−1
Appearanceliquid, yellow
Density 1.042 g/mL
Melting point 80 °C (176 °F; 353 K)
Boiling point 213 °C (415 °F; 486 K)
very soluble in water
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Propanamide has the chemical formula CH3CH2C=O(NH2). [1] It is the amide of propanoic acid.

Contents

This organic compound is a mono-substituted amide. [2] Organic compounds of the amide group can react in many different organic processes to form other useful compounds for synthesis.

Preparation

Propanamide can be prepared by the condensation reaction between urea and propanoic acid:

(NH2)2CO + 2 CH3CH2COOH → 2CH3CH2CO(NH2) + H2O + CO2

or by the dehydration of ammonium propionate:

(NH4)CH3CH2COO → CH3CH2CONH2 + H2O

Reactions

Propanamide being an amide can participate in a Hofmann rearrangement to produce ethylamine gas.

References

  1. Ramazani, Ali; Rouhani, Morteza; Joo, Sang Woo (2016-01-01). "Catalyst-free sonosynthesis of highly substituted propanamide derivatives in water". Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 28: 393–399. Bibcode:2016UltS...28..393R. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2015.08.019 . ISSN   1350-4177. PMID   26384923.
  2. Ye, Xuewei; Chai, Weiyun; Lian, Xiao-Yuan; Zhang, Zhizhen (2017-06-18). "Novel propanamide analogue and antiproliferative diketopiperazines from mangrove Streptomyces sp. Q24" . Natural Product Research. 31 (12): 1390–1396. doi:10.1080/14786419.2016.1253079. ISSN   1478-6419. PMID   27806640. S2CID   24563632.