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adipamide
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Adipamide is the organic compound with the formula (CH2CH2C(O)NH2)2. It is a white solid. The dominant commercial interest in adipamides is related to their presence in nylons.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H12N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 144.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- hexanediamide
- SMILES
- C(CCC(=O)N)CC(=O)N
- InChIKey
- GVNWZKBFMFUVNX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -1.2
- Polar surface area
- 86.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 144.09
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₂N₂O₂
- canonical SMILES
- C(CCC(=O)N)CC(=O)N
- Commons category
- Adipamide
- melting point
- 226.0
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Encyclopedic overview
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Adipamide is the organic compound with the formula (CH2CH2C(O)NH2)2. It is a white solid. The dominant commercial interest in adipamides is related to their presence in nylons.
Adipamide is formed by treating dimethyl adipate with concentrated ammonia.
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