butanamide
Sign in to saveButyramide is the amide of butyric acid. It has the molecular formula C3H7CONH2. It is a white solid that is freely soluble in water and ethanol, but slightly soluble in diethyl ether. At room temperature, butyramide is a crystalline solid and in contrast to butyric acid, it is devoid of an unpleasant, rancid smell.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H9NO
- Molecular weight
- 87.12 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- butanamide
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- +87.068
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Butyramide is the amide of butyric acid. It has the molecular formula C3H7CONH2. It is a white solid that is freely soluble in water and ethanol, but slightly soluble in diethyl ether. At room temperature, butyramide is a crystalline solid and in contrast to butyric acid, it is devoid of an unpleasant, rancid smell.
== Synthesis == Butyramide can be synthesized by: catalytic hydration of butyronitrile; reaction of butyryl chloride with ammonium salts; reduction of butyraldoxime.