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Version | 1.0 |
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Created at | 2022-04-28 08:50:53 UTC |
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Updated at | 2022-04-28 08:50:53 UTC |
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NP-MRD ID | NP0064652 |
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Secondary Accession Numbers | None |
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Natural Product Identification |
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Common Name | Agrocybin |
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Description | Acetamide, also known as ethanamid or acetic acid amide, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as carboximidic acids. These are organic acids with the general formula RC(=N)-OH (R=H, organic group). Acetamide is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). On 30 July 2015, scientists reported that upon the first touchdown of the Philae lander on comet 67/P's surface, measurements by the COSAC and Ptolemy instruments revealed sixteen organic compounds, four of which – acetamide, acetone, methyl isocyanate, and propionaldehyde – were seen for the first time on a comet. Acetamide is a mousy tasting compound. Outside of the human body, Acetamide has been detected, but not quantified in, red beetroots. This could make acetamide a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. Acetamide is formally rated as a possible carcinogen (by IARC 2B) and is also a potentially toxic compound. It is the simplest amide derived from acetic acid. The related compound N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA) is more widely used, but it is not prepared from acetamide. In a similar fashion to some laboratory methods, acetamide is produced by dehydrating ammonium acetate or via the hydration of acetonitrile, a byproduct of the production of acrylonitrile:CH3CN + H2O → CH3C(O)NH2A precursor to thioacetamideAcetamide has been detected near the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Acetamide can be considered an intermediate between acetone, which has two methyl (CH3) groups either side of the carbonyl (CO), and urea which has two amide (NH2) groups in those locations. Yield is typically low (up to 35%), and the acetamide made this way is generated as a salt with HCl. It finds some use as a plasticizer and as an industrial solvent. Acetamide (systematic name: Ethanamide) is an organic compound with the formula CH3CONH2. Acetamide can be produced in the laboratory from ammonium acetate by dehydration:[NH4][CH3CO2] → CH3C(O)NH2 + H2OAlternatively acetamide can be obtained in excellent yield via ammonolysis of acetylacetone under conditions commonly used in reductive amination. It can also be made from anhydrous acetic acid, acetonitrile and very well dried hydrogen chloride gas, using an ice bath, alongside more valuable reagent acetyl chloride. This finding lends support to the theory that organic molecules that can lead to life (as we know it on Earth) can form in space. Agrocybin is found in Marasmius oreades . It was first documented in 1997 (PMID: 9550095). This finding is potentially significant because acetamide has an amide bond, similar to the essential bond between amino acids in proteins (PMID: 20452462) (PMID: 14965292). |
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Structure | InChI=1S/C2H5NO/c1-2(3)4/h1H3,(H2,3,4) |
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Synonyms | Value | Source |
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Acetamid | ChEBI | Acetic acid amide | ChEBI | Azetamid | ChEBI | CH3CONH2 | ChEBI | Essigsaeureamid | ChEBI | Ethanamid | ChEBI | Ethanamide | ChEBI | Methanecarboxamide | ChEBI | Acetate amide | Generator | Acetimidic acid | HMDB | ACM | HMDB | Amid kyseliny octove | HMDB | Acetamide, monosodium salt | HMDB |
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Chemical Formula | C2H5NO |
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Average Mass | 59.0672 Da |
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Monoisotopic Mass | 59.03711 Da |
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IUPAC Name | acetamide |
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Traditional Name | acetamide |
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CAS Registry Number | Not Available |
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SMILES | CC(N)=O |
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InChI Identifier | InChI=1S/C2H5NO/c1-2(3)4/h1H3,(H2,3,4) |
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InChI Key | DLFVBJFMPXGRIB-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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Experimental Spectra |
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| Spectrum Type | Description | Depositor Email | Depositor Organization | Depositor | Deposition Date | View |
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1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 90 MHz, D2O, experimental) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 50.18 MHz, D2O, experimental) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum |
| Predicted Spectra |
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| Spectrum Type | Description | Depositor ID | Depositor Organization | Depositor | Deposition Date | View |
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1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 25 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 252 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 50 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 75 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 101 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 126 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 151 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 176 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 201 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 226 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 900 MHz, D2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum |
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Chemical Taxonomy |
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Description | Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as carboximidic acids. These are organic acids with the general formula RC(=N)-OH (R=H, organic group). |
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Kingdom | Organic compounds |
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Super Class | Organic acids and derivatives |
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Class | Carboximidic acids and derivatives |
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Sub Class | Carboximidic acids |
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Direct Parent | Carboximidic acids |
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Substituents | - Carboximidic acid
- Organic nitrogen compound
- Organic oxygen compound
- Organopnictogen compound
- Hydrocarbon derivative
- Organooxygen compound
- Organonitrogen compound
- Aliphatic acyclic compound
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Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
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Physical Properties |
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State | Not Available |
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Experimental Properties | Property | Value | Reference |
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Melting Point | Not Available | Not Available | Boiling Point | Not Available | Not Available | Water Solubility | Not Available | Not Available | LogP | Not Available | Not Available |
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Predicted Properties | |
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