Propanamide

Propanamide has the chemical formula CH3CH2C=O(NH2). It is the amide of propanoic acid.

Propanamide
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Names
IUPAC name
Propanamide
Other names
n-propylamide
Propionamide
Propylamide
Propionic amide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.066
EC Number
  • 201-182-6
MeSH C034666
UNII
Properties
C3H7NO
Molar mass 73.095 g·mol−1
Appearance liquid , yellow
Density 1.042 g/mL
Melting point 80 °C (176 °F; 353 K)
Boiling point 213 °C (415 °F; 486 K)
very soluble in water
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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This organic compound is a mono-substituted amide. Organic compounds of the amide group can react in many different organic processes to form other useful compounds for synthesis.

Preparation

Propanamide can be prepared by the condensation reaction between urea and propanoic acid

or by the dehydration of ammonium propionate

Reactions

Propanamide being an amide can participate in a Hoffman rearrangement to produce ethylamine gas

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