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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
Asal Fallah-Tafti et al.
European journal of medicinal chemistry, 46(10), 4853-4858 (2011-08-20)
KX2-391 (KX-01/Kinex Pharmaceuticals), N-benzyl-2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide, is a highly selective Src substrate binding site inhibitor. To understand better the role of pyridine ring and N-benzylsubstitution in KX2-391 and establish the structure-activity relationship, a number of N-benzyl substituted (((2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-4-yl)acetamide derivatives containing thiazole instead
E C B Silva et al.
Animal reproduction science, 132(3-4), 155-158 (2012-06-26)
The aim was to assess the in vitro effect of glycerol, ethylene glycol or acetamide on frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa. Aliquots of each sixteen ejaculates from four rams of the Morada Nova breed were diluted in Tris-egg yolk with glycerol (5%)
A Subha Mahadevi et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 13(33), 15211-15220 (2011-07-16)
Insights into the formation of hydrogen bonded clusters are of outstanding importance and quantum chemical calculations play a pivotal role in achieving this understanding. Structure and energetic comparison of linear, circular and standard forms of (acetamide)(n) clusters (n = 1-15)

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