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Metabolite IDPAMDB110061
Identification
Name: formamide
Description:The simplest monocarboxylic acid amide, obtained by formal condensation of formic acid with ammonia. The parent of the class of formaldehydes.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • carbamaldehyde
  • Methanamide
Chemical Formula: CH3NO
Average Molecular Weight: 45.041
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 45.0214637236
InChI Key: ZHNUHDYFZUAESO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI: InChI=1S/CH3NO/c2-1-3/h1H,(H2,2,3)
CAS number: 75-12-7
IUPAC Name:formamide
Traditional IUPAC Name: formamide
SMILES:C(N)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of chemical entities known as carboximidic acids. These are organic acids with the general formula RC(=N)-OH (R=H, organic group).
Kingdom Chemical entities
Super ClassOrganic compounds
Class Organic acids and derivatives
Sub ClassCarboximidic acids and derivatives
Direct Parent Carboximidic acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Carboximidic acid
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Imine
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Liquid
Charge:0
Melting point: 2.55 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point2.55 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water Solubility1000.0 mg/mLNot Available
LogP-1.51HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility503.0 mg/mLALOGPS
logP-1.5ALOGPS
logP-1.1ChemAxon
logS1.05ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)16.67ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-1ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area43.09 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity9.98 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability3.83 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Not Available
Reactions:
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, PositiveNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, PositiveNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, PositiveNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, NegativeNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, NegativeNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, NegativeNot Available
2D NMR[1H,1H] 2D NMR SpectrumNot Available
References
References:
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  • Nguyen VS, Abbott HL, Dawley MM, Orlando TM, Leszczynski J, Nguyen MT (2011)Theoretical study of formamide decomposition pathways. The journal of physical chemistry. A 115, Pubmed: 21229996
  • Paarmann A, Lima M, Chelli R, Volkov VV, Righini R, Miller RJ (2011)Excitonic effects in two-dimensional vibrational spectra of liquid formamide. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 13, Pubmed: 21573300
  • Kumaran R, Ramamurthy P (2011)Photophysical studies on the interaction of formamide and alkyl substituted amides with photoinduced electron transfer (PET) based acridinedione dyes in water. Journal of fluorescence 21, Pubmed: 21769603
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  • Weiss AK, Hofer TS, Randolf BR, Bhattacharjee A, Rode BM (2011)Hydrogen bond formation of formamide and N-methylformamide in aqueous solution studied by quantum mechanical charge field-molecular dynamics (QMCF-MD). Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 13, Pubmed: 21647491
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  • Liu Y, Hill BC (2007)Formamide probes a role for water in the catalytic cycle of cytochrome c oxidase. Biochimica et biophysica acta 1767, Pubmed: 17184725
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Synthesis Reference: Magill, P. L. Formamide. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (Washington, D. C.) (1934), 26 611-14.
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