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M26305

Sigma-Aldrich

N-Methylacetamide

≥99%

Synonym(s):

Acetylmethylamine

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Linear Formula:
CH3CONHCH3
CAS Number:
79-16-3
Molecular Weight:
73.09
Beilstein:
1071255
EC Number:
201-182-6
MDL number:
MFCD00008683
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24896748
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

≥99%

refractive index

n20/D 1.433 (lit.)

bp

204-206 °C (lit.)

mp

26-28 °C (lit.)

density

0.957 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CNC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C3H7NO/c1-3(5)4-2/h1-2H3,(H,4,5)

InChI key

OHLUUHNLEMFGTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

N-Methylacetamide can be used:
  • To synthesize N-methyl-N-(3-thienyl)acetamide by reacting with 3-bromothiophene in the presence of CuI catalyst and N,N′-dimethylethylenediamine.(1)
  • As a ligand to synthesize the zirconium(IV) complex, Zr(MeC(O)NMe)4 by reacting with tetrakis(dimethylamido)zirconium.(2)

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H360D

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

240.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

116 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Hangfei Chen et al.
Environmental science & technology, 51(20), 11710-11717 (2017-09-15)
Amides represent an important class of nitrogen-containing compounds in the atmosphere that can in theory interact with atmospheric acidic particles and contribute to secondary aerosol formation. In this study, uptake coefficients (γ) of six alkylamides (C
Hochan Lee et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 116(1), 347-357 (2011-11-18)
IR probes have been extensively used to monitor local electrostatic and solvation dynamics. Particularly, their vibrational frequencies are highly sensitive to local solvent electric field around an IR probe. Here, we show that the experimentally measured vibrational frequency shifts can
Adolfo Bastida et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 114(43), 11450-11461 (2010-10-12)
Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and instantaneous normal mode (INMs) analyses are used to study the vibrational relaxation of the C-H stretching modes (ν(s)(CH₃)) of deuterated N-methylacetamide (NMAD) in aqueous (D2O) solution. The INMs are identified unequivocally in terms of
Weifeng Li et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. B, 116(4), 1446-1451 (2012-01-06)
The mechanism of urea-induced protein denaturation is explored through studying the salting effect of urea on 14 amino acid side chain analogues, and N-methylacetamide (NMA) which mimics the protein backbone. The solvation free energies of the 15 molecules were calculated
Jakub Kaminský et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 115(1), 30-34 (2010-12-15)
For spectroscopic studies of peptide and protein thermal denaturation it is important to single out the contribution of the solvent to the spectral changes from those originated in the molecular structure. To obtain insights into the origin and size of
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