Acetoacetamide

Structural formula
General
Surname	Acetoacetamide
other names	Acetoacetic acid amide; 3-oxobutanamide;
Molecular formula	C 4 H 7 NO 2
Brief description	light yellow solid
External identifiers / databases
EC number	227-774-4
ECHA InfoCard	100.025.250
PubChem	80077
Wikidata	Q18471170
properties
Molar mass	101.11 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	53-56 ° C
boiling point	139-140 ° C
solubility	soluble in water
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances	no GHS pictograms
	no GHS pictograms
H and P phrases	H: no H-phrases
	P: no P-phrases
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Acetoacetamide is a chemical compound from the group of substituted carboxamides .

properties

Acetoacetamide is a flammable, hardly inflammable, crystalline, light yellow solid that is soluble in water. It is a degradation product of the sweetener acesulfame K .

use

Acetoacetamide is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of other compounds.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Entry on acetoacetamide in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 31, 2016(JavaScript required) .
↑ Data sheet Acetoacetamide, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on December 31, 2016 ( PDF ).
↑ Registration dossier on acetoacetamide ( General information section ) at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on December 31, 2016.

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Entry on acetoacetamide in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 31, 2016(JavaScript required) .

[Sigma-2] Data sheet Acetoacetamide, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on December 31, 2016 ( PDF ).

[europa.eu-3] Registration dossier on acetoacetamide ( General information section ) at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on December 31, 2016.