Formamide

CH3NOCAS 75-12-745.04 g/mol

ONH2
Amide

Properties

Molecular formula
CH3NO
Molar mass
45.04 g/mol
Exact mass
45.0215 Da
Density
1.1334 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
2.55 °C
Boiling point
210.5 °C
Flash point
120 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
miscible
logP
-0.90Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
43.1 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless.

Identifiers

CAS number
75-12-7
SMILES
C(=O)N
InChIKey
ZHNUHDYFZUAESO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/CH3NO/c2-1-3/h1H,(H2,2,3)
Characterization data

Calculated from the structure, in the form journals print them.

¹H NMR
Predicted ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.05 (s, 1H), 5.80 (br s, 2H).
¹³C NMR
Predicted ¹³C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 164.6.
[M + H]+
[M + H]+ Calcd for CH4NO 46.0287
[M + Na]+
[M + Na]+ Calcd for CH3NNaO 68.0107
[M − H]−
[M − H]− Calcd for CH2NO 44.0142
Elemental analysis
Anal. Calcd for CH3NO: C, 26.67; H, 6.71; N, 31.10.

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Names and synonyms

4 names
  • Carbamaldehyde
  • Methanamide
  • Formimidic acid
  • NSC 748

Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 75-12-7. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

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