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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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₃H₆NO^- +  =

By formula: C₃H₆NO^- + H⁺ = C₃H₇NO

Ion clustering 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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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

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

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of deprotonated acids to amides

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

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

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of deprotonated acids to amides

C₃H₆NO^- +  = (C₃H₆NO^- • )

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

Free energy of reaction

C₃H₈NO⁺ +  = (C₃H₈NO⁺ • )

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

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

 +  = ( • )

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

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

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

 +  = ( • )

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

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₃H₇NO = (Na⁺ • 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]

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

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Baldwin, Loudon, et al., 1977
Baldwin, M.A.; Loudon, A.G.; Webb, K.S.; Cardnell, P.C., Charge location and fragmentation under electron impact. V-The ionization potentials of (methylated) phosphoramides, guanidines, formamides, acetamides, ureas and thioureas, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1977, 12, 279. [all data]

Watanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962
Watanabe, K.; Nakayama, T.; Mottl, J., Ionization potentials of some molecules, J. Quant. Spectry. Radiative Transfer, 1962, 2, 369. [all data]

Sweigart and Turner, 1972
Sweigart, D.A.; Turner, D.W., Lone pair orbitals and their interactions studied by photoelectron spectroscopy. I. Carboxylic acids and their derivatives, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1972, 94, 5592. [all data]

Loudon and Webb, 1977
Loudon, A.G.; Webb, K.S., The nature of the [C₂H₆N]⁺ and [CH₄N]⁺ ions formed by electron impact on methylated formamides, acetamides, ureas, thioureas and hexamethylphosphoramide, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1977, 12, 283. [all data]

Decouzon, Exner, et al., 1990
Decouzon, M.; Exner, O.; Gal, J.-F.; Maria, P.-C., The Gas-Phase Acidity and the Acidic Site of Acetohydroxamic Acid: an FT-ICR Study, J. Org. Chem., 1990, 55, 13, 3980, https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00300a007 . [all data]

Meot-ner, 1988
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]

Meot-Ner (Mautner), 1988
Meot-Ner (Mautner), M., Models for Strong Interactions in Proteins and Enzymes. 2. Interactions of Ions with the Peptide Link and Imidazole, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 10, 3075, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00218a014 . [all data]

Meot-Ner, 1984
Meot-Ner, (Mautner), The Ionic Hydrogen Bond. 4. Intramolecular and Multiple Bonds. Proton Affinities, Hydration and Complexes of Amides and Amino Acid Derivatives, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 2, 278, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00314a003 . [all data]

Klassen, Anderson, et al., 1996
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]

Herreros, Gal, et al., 1999
Herreros, M.; Gal, J.-F.; Maria, P.-C.; Decouzon, M., Gas-Phase Basicity of Simple Amides Toward Proton and Lithium Cation: An Experimental and Theoretical Study, Eur. J. Mass Spectrom., 1999, 5, 1, 259, https://doi.org/10.1255/ejms.282 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  T	Temperature
  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
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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