Acetamide, N-methyl-

• Formula: C₃H₇NO
• Molecular weight: 73.0938
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H7NO/c1-3(5)4-2/h1-2H3,(H,4,5) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OHLUUHNLEMFGTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 79-16-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Methylacetamide; Monomethylacetamide; N-Methylacetamide; CH3CONHCH3; Acetylmethylamine; N-Acetyl-N-methylamine; X 44
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₃H₇NO = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₃H₇NO)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of deprotonated acids to amides

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₄H₄N^- + C₃H₇NO = (C₄H₄N^- • C₃H₇NO)

Free energy of reaction

C₃H₆NO^- +  = (C₃H₆NO^- • )

By formula: C₃H₆NO^- + C₃H₇NO = (C₃H₆NO^- • C₃H₇NO)

Free energy of reaction

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₃H₇NO) + C₃H₇NO = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 2C₃H₇NO)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of deprotonated acids to amides

C₃H₈NO⁺ +  = (C₃H₈NO⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₈NO⁺ + C₃H₇NO = (C₃H₈NO⁺ • C₃H₇NO)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

C₃H₆NO^- +  =

By formula: C₃H₆NO^- + H⁺ = C₃H₇NO

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + C₃H₇NO = (Li⁺ • C₃H₇NO)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₃H₇NO = (Na⁺ • C₃H₇NO)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: K⁺ + C₃H₇NO = (K⁺ • C₃H₇NO)

References

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Roux, Jimenez, et al., 1996
Roux, M.V.; Jimenez, P.; Davalos, J.Z.; Castano, O.; Molina, M.T.; Notario, R.; Herreros, M.; Abboud, J.-L.M., The first direct experimental determination of strain in neutral and protonated 2-azetidinone, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1996, 118, 12735-12737. [all data]

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Vasil'eva, T.F.; Zhil'tsova, E.N., Heat of combustion of two monomethylamides, Termodin. Organ. Soedin., 1982, 108-110. [all data]

Weast and Grasselli, 1989
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Casteel and Amis, 1974
Casteel, J.F.; Amis, E.S., Conductance of Sodium Perchlorate in Water-N-Methylacetamide (NMA) Solvent System, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1974, 19, 121. [all data]

Boje and Hvidt, 1971
Boje, L.; Hvidt, A., Densities of aqueous mixtures of non-electrolytes, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1971, 3, 663. [all data]

Bonner and Kim, 1970
Bonner, O.D.; Kim, S.J., Intermolecular Association in Structured Liquids 1. Ethylene Carbonate and N-Methylacetamide, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1970, 2, 63. [all data]

Starzewski, Wadso, et al., 1984
Starzewski, P.; Wadso, I.; Zielenkiewicz, W., Enthalpies of vaporization of some N-alkylamides at 298.15 K, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1984, 16, 331-334. [all data]

Schmelzer and Pusch, 1995
Schmelzer, Jürgen; Pusch, Jens, Phase equilibria in binary systems containing N-monosubstituted amides and hydrocarbons, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 1995, 110, 1-2, 183-196, https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-3812(95)02753-2 . [all data]

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Aucejo, Antonio; Monton, Juan B.; Munoz, Rosa; Sanchotello, Margarita, Isobaric vapor-liquid equilibrium data for the cyclohexanone + N-methylacetamide system, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1993, 38, 1, 160-162, https://doi.org/10.1021/je00009a039 . [all data]

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Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Gopal and Rizvi, 1968
Gopal, R.; Rizvi, S.A., Vapour Pressures of Some Mono- and Di-Alkyl Substituted Aliphatic Amides at Different Temperatures, J. Indian Chem. Soc., 1968, 45, 1, 13-16. [all data]

Aihara, 1952
Aihara, A., J. Chem. Soc. Jpn. Pure Chem. Sect., 1952, 73, 855. [all data]

Jones, 1960
Jones, A.H., Sublimation Pressure Data for Organic Compounds., J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1960, 5, 2, 196-200, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60006a019 . [all data]

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Ahlers, Jens; Lohmann, Jürgen; Gmehling, Jürgen, Binary Solid-Liquid Equilibria of Organic Systems Containing Different Amides and Sulfolane, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1999, 44, 4, 727-730, https://doi.org/10.1021/je9802975 . [all data]

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Meot-ner, M., Ionic Hydrogen Bond and Ion Solvation. ₆. Interaction Energies of the Acetate Ion with Organic Molecules. Comparison of CH₃COO^- with Cl^-, CN^-, and SH^-, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 12, 3854, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00220a022 . [all data]

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Klassen, J.S.; Anderson, S.G.; Blades, A.T.; Kebarle, P., Reaction Enthalpies for M+L = M+ + L, Where M+ = Na+ and K+ and L = Acetamide, N-Methylacetamide, N,N-Dimethylacetamide, Glycine, and Glycylglycine, from Determinations of the Collision-Induced Dissociation Thresholds, J. Phys. Chem., 1996, 100, 33, 14218, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp9608382 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  T	Temperature
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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