Acetamide

• Formula: C₂H₅NO
• Molecular weight: 59.0672
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H5NO/c1-2(3)4/h1H3,(H2,3,4) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: DLFVBJFMPXGRIB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 60-35-5
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Acetic acid amide; Ethanamide; Methanecarboxamide; CH3CONH2; NCI-C02108; Amid kyseliny octove
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

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
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Reduced pressure boiling point

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

Entropy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Individual Reactions

C₂H₄NO^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₄NO^- + H⁺ = C₂H₅NO

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄H₇NO₂ + H₂O = C₂H₅NO + C₂H₄O₂

C₂H₄NO^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₄NO^- + H⁺ = C₂H₅NO

 + 2 =  + 2

By formula: C₆H₉NO₃ + 2H₂O = C₂H₅NO + 2C₂H₄O₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₂H₅NO + H₂O = C₂H₄O₂ + H₃N

 +  =  + 

By formula: HNaO + C₂H₅NO = C₂H₃NaO₂ + H₃N

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₂H₅NO = (Na⁺ • C₂H₅NO)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: K⁺ + C₂H₅NO = (K⁺ • C₂H₅NO)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₂H₄NO^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₄NO^- + H⁺ = C₂H₅NO

C₂H₄NO^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₄NO^- + H⁺ = C₂H₅NO

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: K⁺ + C₂H₅NO = (K⁺ • C₂H₅NO)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₂H₅NO = (Na⁺ • C₂H₅NO)

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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