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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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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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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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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)

IR Spectrum

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Additional Data

References

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Barnes and Pilcher, 1975
Barnes, D.S.; Pilcher, G., Enthalpies of combustion of ethanamide, propanamide, and butanamide, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1975, 7, 377-382. [all data]

Nurachmetov, Beremzhanov, et al., 1985
Nurachmetov, N.N.; Beremzhanov, B.A.; Abramova, G.V.; Lebedev, B.V., Thermodynamics of (thio)amides and their compounds with mineral acids at (0-330)K, Thermochim. Acta, 1985, 92, 329-332. [all data]

Nurakhmeta, Beremzhanov, et al., 1984
Nurakhmeta, N.N.; Beremzhanov, B.A.; Abramova, G.V.; Lebedev, B.V., Thermodynamic properties of acetamide, thio-semicarbazide, and thiourea hydronitrate at (0-330) K, Probl. Kalorim. Khim. Termodin., Dokl. Vses. Konf., 10th, 1984, 2, 460-462. [all data]

Ciocazanu, Dogaru, et al., 1976
Ciocazanu, I.; Dogaru, V.; Zavoianu, D., Structure and reactivity of amides. Concerning the heats of combustion and formation of some unsaturated α, β amides derived from acetamide, Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 1976, 27, 4-6. [all data]

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Nurakhmetov, N.N.; Beremzhanov, B.A.; Abramova, G.V.; Lebedev, B.V., Thermodynamic properties of acetamide, thiosemicarbazide, and thiourea hydronitrate at (0-330) K, Probl. Kalorim. Khim. Termodin., Dokl. Vses. Konf., 10th, 1984, 2, 460-2. [all data]

Emons, Naumann, et al., 1986
Emons, H.H.; Naumann, R.; Jahn, K.; Flammersheim, H.J., Thermal properties of acetamide in the temperature range from 298 K to 400 K, Thermochim. Acta, 1986, 104, 127-137. [all data]

DeWit, DeKruif, et al., 1983
DeWit, H.G.M.; DeKruif, C.G.; Van Miltenburg, J.C., Thermodynamic properties of molecular organic crystals containing organic crystals containing nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. II. Molar heat capacities of eight compounds by adiabatic calorimetry, J. Chem. Thermodynam., 1983, 15, 891-902. [all data]

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Hare, M.C.; Marimanikkuppam, S.S.; Kass, S.R., Acetamide enolate: formation, reactivity, and proton affinity, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2001, 210, 153-163, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-3806(01)00397-9 . [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:
  

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  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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