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Preferred IUPAC name
Propanamide | |||
Other names
n-propylamide
Propionamide Propylamide Propionic amide | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.066 | ||
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MeSH | C034666 | ||
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EPA)
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Properties | |||
C3H7NO | |||
Molar mass | 73.095 g·mol−1 | ||
Appearance | liquid , 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.
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.
Propanamide can be prepared by the condensation reaction between urea and propanoic acid:
or by the dehydration of ammonium propionate:
Propanamide being an amide can participate in a Hoffman rearrangement to produce ethylamine gas.