N-Propylacetamide

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    5331-48-6

    Molecular formula
    C5H11NO

    SMILES
    CCCNC(=O)C

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Cheesy 51.26%
    Fishy 47.88%
    Meaty 41.52%
    Savory 31.62%
    Roasted 28.92%
    Ripe 27.79%
    Pungent 23.67%
    Odorless 23.51%
    Nutty 21.6%
    Cooked 21.38%

     

    Flavor
    Cheese 37.48%
    Acidic 27.88%
    Fishy 27.53%
    Sour 26.7%
    Sweat 26.44%
    Cheesy 26.06%
    Pungent 25.69%
    Sulfury 25.4%
    Sweaty 24.52%
    Rancid 24.29%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.4

    pKa est.
    8.68 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    101.15 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    224°C

    Flash point

    • 69.74 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • N-(n-Propyl)acetamide
    • N-PROPYLACETAMIDE
    • 5331-48-6
    • Acetamide, N-propyl-
    • propylacetamide
    • UNII-1R1223GH74
    • N-(n-Propyl)ethanamide
    • NSC-2292
    • EINECS 226-231-9
    • Acetamide, N-n-propyl-,
    • 1R1223GH74
    • AI3-02825
    • DTXSID00201459
    • NSC 2292
    • RefChem:164162
    • DTXCID50123950
    • 226-231-9
    • IHPHPGLJYCDONF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • InChI=1/C5H11NO/c1-3-4-6-5(2)7/h3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,6,7
    • MFCD00051554
    • NSC2292
    • N-propyl-acetamide
    • acetyl propyl amine
    • SCHEMBL48930
    • SCHEMBL287439
    • SCHEMBL294129
    • SCHEMBL446732
    • SCHEMBL840758
    • orb3023526
    • SCHEMBL1262877
    • SCHEMBL8203651
    • SCHEMBL10675211
    • AKOS003853484
    • AS-57617
    • SY211092
    • CS-0246738
    • NS00022311
    • D97464
    • EN300-342485
    • F099232
    • Q27252773
    • Z33030314
    • 5331-48-6

  • Applications

    N-Propylacetamide (CAS 5331-48-6) is commonly used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, serving as a building block for amide-containing compounds and related intermediates in pharmaceutical development. It can also function as a solvent or reaction medium in research and production processes at laboratory or small-scale industrial settings. As a precursor for specialty chemicals in fine chemicals and polymer-related applications, it is considered a building block for process development and formulation work.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 477.91
    methanol 972.24
    isopropanol 338.3
    water 67.05
    ethyl acetate 66.62
    n-propanol 351.29
    acetone 175.18
    n-butanol 272.92
    acetonitrile 131.88
    DMF 526.68
    toluene 22.88
    isobutanol 242.15
    1,4-dioxane 146.09
    methyl acetate 92.92
    THF 227.48
    2-butanone 133.32
    n-pentanol 168.22
    sec-butanol 267.31
    n-hexane 13.87
    ethylene glycol 305.73
    NMP 359.46
    cyclohexane 7.14
    DMSO 360.72
    n-butyl acetate 52.79
    n-octanol 83.78
    chloroform 202.69
    n-propyl acetate 37.65
    acetic acid 395.2
    dichloromethane 146.26
    cyclohexanone 152.43
    propylene glycol 390.59
    isopropyl acetate 45.17
    DMAc 400.88
    2-ethoxyethanol 202.9
    isopentanol 176.37
    n-heptane 7.69
    ethyl formate 88.97
    1,2-dichloroethane 67.06
    n-hexanol 161.32
    2-methoxyethanol 446.4
    isobutyl acetate 33.03
    tetrachloromethane 35.29
    n-pentyl acetate 48.61
    transcutol 290.12
    n-heptanol 76.04
    ethylbenzene 18.13
    MIBK 56.38
    2-propoxyethanol 239.27
    tert-butanol 277.66
    MTBE 110.27
    2-butoxyethanol 130.86
    propionic acid 274.05
    o-xylene 26.48
    formic acid 287.48
    diethyl ether 68.85
    m-xylene 24.03
    p-xylene 27.38
    chlorobenzene 47.13
    dimethyl carbonate 30.42
    n-octane 4.43
    formamide 145.17
    cyclopentanone 208.66
    2-pentanone 89.48
    anisole 48.39
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 83.7
    gamma-butyrolactone 207.34
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 305.15
    pyridine 112.65
    3-pentanone 60.73
    furfural 215.14
    n-dodecane 5.01
    diethylene glycol 251.48
    diisopropyl ether 18.64
    tert-amyl alcohol 227.25
    acetylacetone 83.63
    n-hexadecane 5.29
    acetophenone 54.94
    methyl propionate 75.84
    isopentyl acetate 53.54
    trichloroethylene 142.31
    n-nonanol 67.1
    cyclohexanol 129.49
    benzyl alcohol 84.68
    2-ethylhexanol 66.86
    isooctanol 56.43
    dipropyl ether 34.87
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 48.51
    ethyl lactate 58.89
    propylene carbonate 110.51
    n-methylformamide 242.83
    2-pentanol 143.8
    n-pentane 12.32
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 149.63
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 63.99
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 116.26
    mesitylene 17.22
    ε-caprolactone 125.79
    p-cymene 19.67
    epichlorohydrin 151.65
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 75.54
    2-aminoethanol 430.32
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 270.96
    sulfolane 288.67
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 10.82
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 160.92
    n-hexyl acetate 80.52
    isooctane 6.49
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 135.97
    sec-butyl acetate 29.56
    tert-butyl acetate 49.09
    decalin 7.63
    glycerin 440.88
    diglyme 182.88
    acrylic acid 265.62
    isopropyl myristate 31.72
    n-butyric acid 246.77
    acetyl acetate 46.25
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 52.01
    ethyl propionate 35.92
    nitromethane 238.85
    1,2-diethoxyethane 58.6
    benzonitrile 83.47
    trioctyl phosphate 38.36
    1-bromopropane 59.04
    gamma-valerolactone 253.18
    n-decanol 48.38
    triethyl phosphate 27.67
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 72.97
    propionitrile 118.42
    vinylene carbonate 107.76
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 220.75
    DMS 51.87
    cumene 19.14
    2-octanol 53.64
    2-hexanone 59.45
    octyl acetate 45.66
    limonene 28.75
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 178.08
    ethyl orthosilicate 26.83
    tributyl phosphate 41.02
    diacetone alcohol 108.48
    N,N-dimethylaniline 46.32
    acrylonitrile 154.86
    aniline 78.72
    1,3-propanediol 351.89
    bromobenzene 35.76
    dibromomethane 91.8
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 138.55
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 42.87
    tetrabutyl urea 55.12
    diisobutyl methanol 36.11
    2-phenylethanol 76.67
    styrene 23.55
    dioctyl adipate 49.17
    dimethyl sulfate 68.59
    ethyl butyrate 33.97
    methyl lactate 111.73
    butyl lactate 70.46
    diethyl carbonate 25.82
    propanediol butyl ether 189.07
    triethyl orthoformate 30.14
    p-tert-butyltoluene 19.79
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 73.1
    morpholine 207.1
    tert-butylamine 148.95
    n-dodecanol 35.97
    dimethoxymethane 123.7
    ethylene carbonate 74.66
    cyrene 104.83
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 60.65
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 39.35
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 64.78
    4-methylpyridine 120.76
    dibutyl ether 39.76
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 36.11
    DEF 137.01
    dimethyl isosorbide 123.57
    tetrachloroethylene 96.89
    eugenol 91.39
    triacetin 74.99
    span 80 116.48
    1,4-butanediol 178.75
    1,1-dichloroethane 94.02
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 128.02
    methyl formate 138.73
    2-methyl-1-butanol 190.12
    n-decane 7.59
    butyronitrile 124.65
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 70.05
    1-chlorooctane 28.67
    1-chlorotetradecane 12.92
    n-nonane 7.36
    undecane 5.97
    tert-butylcyclohexane 10.74
    cyclooctane 3.06
    cyclopentanol 207.92
    tetrahydropyran 117.22
    tert-amyl methyl ether 83.67
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 143.96
    1-hexene 47.48
    2-isopropoxyethanol 125.46
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 114.65
    methyl butyrate 57.19

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