Lactamide
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Preferred IUPAC name
2-Hydroxypropanamide | |
Other names
2-Hydroxypropionamide; Lactic acid amide; Lactic amide; α-Hydroxypropionamide
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.016.410 |
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C3H7NO2 | |
Molar mass | 89.094 g·mol−1 |
Melting point | 73 to 76 °C (163 to 169 °F; 346 to 349 K)[1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lactamide is an amide derived from lactic acid. It is a white crystalline solid with a melting point of 73-76 °C.
Lactamide can be prepared by the catalytic hydration of lactonitrile.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Chemical Book Lactamide
- ^ US 5756842, Fumio Tanaka, Tsumoru Morimoto, Takako Uchiyama, Takafumi Abe, "Process for preparing lactamide", issued 1998-05-26