Formamide

CH3NOCAS 75-12-745.04 g/mol

H2NO

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
logP
0.15Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
44.1 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

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Identifiers

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

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Names and synonyms

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

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