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Sigma-Aldrich

Acetamide

≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Amide C2

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Linear Formula:
CH3CONH2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
59.07
Beilstein:
1071207
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352111
eCl@ss:
39031237
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 65 °C)

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

crystals

bp

221 °C (lit.)

mp

78-80 °C (lit.)
78-82 °C

solubility

H2O: soluble 1 gm in 0.5 ml
alcohol: soluble 1 gm in 2ml
pyridine: soluble 1 gm in 6 ml
chloroform: soluble
glycerol: soluble

SMILES string

CC(N)=O

InChI

1S/C2H5NO/c1-2(3)4/h1H3,(H2,3,4)

InChI key

DLFVBJFMPXGRIB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

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Application

Acetamide was used as a supplement for growth media and for complementation of tlyA transposon mutants.The product was used as a component for cryoprotectant solution to study the ultrastructural changes in bovine oocytes by using vitrification.

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Health hazard

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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E Fuku et al.
Cryobiology, 32(2), 139-156 (1995-04-01)
Oocytes recovered from abattoir-derived ovaries were exposed to a cryoprotectant solution (DAP213: 2 M DMSO, 1 M acetamide, 3 M propanediol, and 10% fetal calf serum in tissue culture medium 199) for less than 20 s and vitrified either at
Courtney E Maus et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 49(2), 571-577 (2005-01-28)
Capreomycin, an important drug for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, is a macrocyclic peptide antibiotic produced by Saccharothrix mutabolis subspecies capreolus. The basis of resistance to this drug was investigated by isolating and characterizing capreomycin-resistant strains of Mycobacterium smegmatis and
Cristian Varela et al.
Chemistry & biology, 19(4), 498-506 (2012-04-24)
Mycolic acids are vital components of the cell wall of the tubercle bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis and are required for viability and virulence. While mycolic acid biosynthesis is studied extensively, components involved in mycolate transport remain unidentified. We investigated the role
A E Alves et al.
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene, 47(6), 1003-1008 (2012-03-06)
This study was undertaken to compare cryotolerance, in terms of viability and resumption of meiosis after warming and culture (24 and 48 h), of ex situ (isolated) and in situ (enclosed in the ovarian tissue) feline cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) vitrified
Jie Guang et al.
Organic letters, 14(12), 3174-3177 (2012-06-02)
Highly enantioselective aldol reactions of acetylphosphonates and activated carbonyl compounds was realized with cinchona alkaloid derived catalysts, in which the acetylphosphonate was directly used as an enolate precursor for the first time. The aldol product obtained was converted in situ

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