Acrylamide

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    79-06-1

    Molecular formula
    C3H5NO

    SMILES
    C=CC(=O)N

    Safety labels

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

    Health Hazard
    Health

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Pungent 47.73%
    Odorless 38.47%
    Burnt 32.59%
    Radish 29.79%
    Sulfurous 27.67%
    Roasted 27.5%
    Garlic 26.72%
    Savory 26.44%
    Cooked 26.19%
    Meaty 26.17%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 43.62%
    Mustard 34.26%
    Pungent 28.46%
    Sulfur 25.79%
    Nutty 24.37%
    Garlic 23.66%
    Mousy 23.13%
    Formyl 22.78%
    Matches 21.34%
    Bread crust 21.06%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -0.7

    pKa est.
    7.17 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    71.08 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 184 °F (EPA, 1998)
    • 84.5 °C
    • 184 °F

    Boiling point

    • 189 °F at 2 mmHg (EPA, 1998)
    • 192.6 °C
    • 192.60 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
    • 347-572 °F (decomposes)
    • 347-572 °F (Decomposes)

    Flash point

    • 68.11 ˚C est.
    • 280.4 °F (EPA, 1998)
    • 138 °C (280 °F) - closed cup
    • 138 °C c.c.
    • 280 °F

    Solubility expt.

    • greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 72 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • In water, 3.711X10+2 g/L at 20 °C; 4.048X10+2 g/L at 30 °C
    • Soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether and acetone
    • Solubility (g/100 mL) at 30 °C in: methanol 155; ethanol 86.2; acetone 63.1; ethyl acetate 12.6; chloroform 2.66; benzene 0.346; heptane 0.0068
    • 390 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • Solubility in water, g/100ml at 25 °C: 204 (very good)
    • (86 °F): 216%

  • Synonyms

    • ACRYLAMIDE
    • 79-06-1
    • 2-Propenamide
    • prop-2-enamide
    • Propenamide
    • Ethylenecarboxamide
    • Acrylic amide
    • Vinyl amide
    • Akrylamid
    • Acrylic acid amide
    • Acrylagel
    • Propeneamide
    • Optimum
    • 2-Propeneamide
    • Amresco Acryl-40
    • Ethylene Carboxamide
    • Propenoic acid amide
    • Amid kyseliny akrylove
    • RCRA waste number U007
    • Acrylamide Monomer
    • Akrylamid [Czech]
    • CCRIS 7
    • Amide propenoic acid
    • NSC 7785
    • Porisutoron
    • HSDB 191
    • Amid kyseliny akrylove [Czech]
    • acryl amide
    • CHEBI:28619
    • Flokonit E
    • Aminogen PA
    • Acrylamide Monome
    • Flygtol GB
    • Stipix AD
    • EINECS 201-173-7
    • Superfloc 84
    • Cytame 5
    • UNII-20R035KLCI
    • Sursolan P 5
    • Solvitose 433
    • Sumitex A 1
    • Superfloc 900
    • Cyanamer P 35
    • Gelamide 250
    • Nacolyte 673
    • Versicol W 11
    • BRN 0605349
    • Magnafloc R 292
    • Sumirez A 17
    • Sumirez A 27
    • 20R035KLCI
    • Aerofloc 3453
    • Cyanamer P 250
    • Praestol 2800
    • DTXSID5020027
    • Himoloc SS 200
    • Stokopol D 2624
    • ACYLAMIDE-
    • AI3-04119
    • Bio-Gel P 2
    • Reten 420
    • American Cyanamid KPAM
    • BioGel P-100
    • K-PAM
    • NSC-7785
    • MFCD00008032
    • American Cyanamid P-250
    • Dow ET 597
    • DTXCID6027
    • Taloflote
    • Pamid
    • AAM
    • Acrylamide, electrophoresis grade
    • NSC7785
    • EC 201-173-7
    • Acrylamide [UN2074] [Poison]
    • Acrylamide-13C
    • Himoloc OK 507
    • Percol 720
    • PAARK 123sh
    • ACRYLAMIDE (IARC)
    • ACRYLAMIDE [IARC]
    • ACRYLAMIDE (MART.)
    • ACRYLAMIDE [MART.]
    • PAA-1
    • Dow J 100
    • PAA 70L
    • PAM-50
    • Acrilamida
    • Q 41F
    • AP 273
    • ET 597
    • Acrylamide 1000 microg/mL in Methanol
    • CAS-79-06-1
    • J 100
    • P 250
    • P 300
    • Propenoic acid, amide
    • UN2074
    • RCRA waste no. U007
    • acrylarnide
    • Acrylamide (1.0 mg/mL in Deionized water with 0.1% Formic Acid)
    • Amide propenoate
    • 2-propene amide
    • acryloic acid amide
    • 1HC
    • 37 - Acrylamide
    • Acrylamide, 97%
    • Bio Gel P2
    • Bio Gel P-2
    • Bio-Gel P-2
    • ACRYLAMIDE [MI]
    • CH2CHCONH2
    • ACRYLAMIDE [HSDB]
    • bmse000392
    • Acrylamide Solution, 40%
    • Acrylamide, >=98.0%
    • Acrylamide, >=99.9%
    • RCRA Waste Numbrt U007
    • WLN: ZV1U1
    • PROPENAMIDE (50%)
    • Acrylamide_RamanathanGurudeeban
    • BIDD:ER0629
    • Acrylamide, analytical standard
    • CHEMBL348107
    • GTPL4553
    • Acrylamide, for synthesis, 99%
    • 2-Propenamide;Acrylic acid amide

  • Applications

    Acrylamide is primarily used as a reactive monomer to synthesize polyacrylamide polymers, serving real-world applications as a flocculant in water treatment and mineral processing, as a papermaking additive to aid retention and drainage, as the basis for gels used in electrophoresis of DNA and proteins in laboratory settings, and as a precursor for thickening and binding polymers used in coatings, inks, and adhesives.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 65.87
    methanol 156.44
    isopropanol 33.07
    water 408.85
    ethyl acetate 5.62
    n-propanol 36.06
    acetone 15.02
    n-butanol 29.58
    acetonitrile 14.35
    DMF 140.58
    toluene 1.08
    isobutanol 26.23
    1,4-dioxane 11.31
    methyl acetate 12.35
    THF 24.81
    2-butanone 13.15
    n-pentanol 20.38
    sec-butanol 25.0
    n-hexane 1.18
    ethylene glycol 44.38
    NMP 86.96
    cyclohexane 0.47
    DMSO 45.96
    n-butyl acetate 4.08
    n-octanol 6.79
    chloroform 4.95
    n-propyl acetate 4.43
    acetic acid 66.82
    dichloromethane 4.99
    cyclohexanone 14.09
    propylene glycol 42.91
    isopropyl acetate 3.75
    DMAc 111.78
    2-ethoxyethanol 36.43
    isopentanol 21.96
    n-heptane 0.72
    ethyl formate 20.3
    1,2-dichloroethane 2.93
    n-hexanol 10.68
    2-methoxyethanol 75.07
    isobutyl acetate 3.01
    tetrachloromethane 2.24
    n-pentyl acetate 6.6
    transcutol 38.29
    n-heptanol 9.72
    ethylbenzene 0.92
    MIBK 5.77
    2-propoxyethanol 23.94
    tert-butanol 24.41
    MTBE 8.52
    2-butoxyethanol 24.01
    propionic acid 36.2
    o-xylene 1.68
    formic acid 133.2
    diethyl ether 5.1
    m-xylene 1.14
    p-xylene 1.6
    chlorobenzene 1.7
    dimethyl carbonate 7.57
    n-octane 0.4
    formamide 109.99
    cyclopentanone 25.62
    2-pentanone 8.53
    anisole 3.93
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 7.89
    gamma-butyrolactone 31.94
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 41.14
    pyridine 9.16
    3-pentanone 5.57
    furfural 35.86
    n-dodecane 0.28
    diethylene glycol 29.36
    diisopropyl ether 1.39
    tert-amyl alcohol 23.99
    acetylacetone 7.01
    n-hexadecane 0.29
    acetophenone 5.85
    methyl propionate 9.13
    isopentyl acetate 4.26
    trichloroethylene 5.09
    n-nonanol 5.82
    cyclohexanol 10.22
    benzyl alcohol 8.94
    2-ethylhexanol 4.89
    isooctanol 7.12
    dipropyl ether 2.94
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1.9
    ethyl lactate 7.42
    propylene carbonate 15.56
    n-methylformamide 89.36
    2-pentanol 12.75
    n-pentane 0.93
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 14.28
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 5.85
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 15.74
    mesitylene 0.89
    ε-caprolactone 15.56
    p-cymene 1.24
    epichlorohydrin 17.24
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2.29
    2-aminoethanol 67.96
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 52.27
    sulfolane 36.88
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.69
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 14.28
    n-hexyl acetate 7.13
    isooctane 0.33
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 19.48
    sec-butyl acetate 2.89
    tert-butyl acetate 4.11
    decalin 0.4
    glycerin 64.65
    diglyme 28.53
    acrylic acid 38.17
    isopropyl myristate 2.42
    n-butyric acid 30.22
    acetyl acetate 3.72
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 5.5
    ethyl propionate 3.87
    nitromethane 52.56
    1,2-diethoxyethane 6.27
    benzonitrile 5.83
    trioctyl phosphate 3.73
    1-bromopropane 2.26
    gamma-valerolactone 41.84
    n-decanol 3.95
    triethyl phosphate 3.07
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 7.35
    propionitrile 10.6
    vinylene carbonate 14.27
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 27.17
    DMS 5.09
    cumene 1.16
    2-octanol 5.67
    2-hexanone 6.37
    octyl acetate 3.96
    limonene 1.68
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 31.24
    ethyl orthosilicate 3.07
    tributyl phosphate 3.89
    diacetone alcohol 13.38
    N,N-dimethylaniline 5.16
    acrylonitrile 15.38
    aniline 6.6
    1,3-propanediol 57.45
    bromobenzene 0.91
    dibromomethane 2.87
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4.53
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3.95
    tetrabutyl urea 6.42
    diisobutyl methanol 2.58
    2-phenylethanol 6.53
    styrene 1.08
    dioctyl adipate 4.24
    dimethyl sulfate 13.37
    ethyl butyrate 3.43
    methyl lactate 17.83
    butyl lactate 10.2
    diethyl carbonate 2.47
    propanediol butyl ether 24.42
    triethyl orthoformate 3.53
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1.17
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 9.78
    morpholine 23.12
    tert-butylamine 11.3
    n-dodecanol 2.69
    dimethoxymethane 27.09
    ethylene carbonate 10.9
    cyrene 17.35
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 8.39
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3.2
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2.62
    4-methylpyridine 11.29
    dibutyl ether 3.28
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2.58
    DEF 21.04
    dimethyl isosorbide 15.48
    tetrachloroethylene 5.14
    eugenol 12.5
    triacetin 7.69
    span 80 13.07
    1,4-butanediol 29.21
    1,1-dichloroethane 2.92
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 17.03
    methyl formate 49.55
    2-methyl-1-butanol 23.64
    n-decane 0.48
    butyronitrile 11.94
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 5.1
    1-chlorooctane 1.37
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.6
    n-nonane 0.46
    undecane 0.35
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.51
    cyclooctane 0.24
    cyclopentanol 19.05
    tetrahydropyran 7.11
    tert-amyl methyl ether 7.81
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 21.35
    1-hexene 2.92
    2-isopropoxyethanol 19.39
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 34.48
    methyl butyrate 7.82

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IFRA standard 51

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