Molecular properties
- Formula
- C2H5NO
- Molar mass
- 59.07 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 59.0371 Da
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 43.10 Ų
- -0.9 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 60-35-5
- PubChem CID
- 178
Molecule record
acetamide
C2H5NO
59.07 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Amide
Amine
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | -0.9 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 200-473-5
- 60-35-5
- 8XOE1JSO29
- AI3-02060
- Acetic acid amide
- Acetimidic acid
- Amid kyseliny octove
- Amide C2
Show all 23 synonyms
- CH3CONH2
- CHEBI:27856
- CHEBI:49028
- Caswell No. 003H
- DTXCID505
- DTXSID7020005
- Ethanamide
- Ethanimidic acid
- FEMA NO. 4251
- Methanecarboxamide
- NCI-C02108
- NSC 25945
- NSC-25945
- RefChem:108791
- acetamido
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- CC(=O)N
- Isomeric SMILES
- CC(=O)N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C2H5NO/c1-2(3)4/h1H3,(H2,3,4)
- InChIKey
- DLFVBJFMPXGRIB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 178
Spectroscopy
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Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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Peak assignments
1660 cm−1amide C=O (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for acetamide; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for acetamide; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.