Dimethylacetamide
Dimethylacetamide is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H9NO.
- Formula
- C4H9NO
- Functional group
- N-substituted amides
- Molar mass
- 87.12 g/mol
- Also known as
- N,N-dimethylacetamide, Acetamide, N,N-dimethyl-, Acetdimethylamide, DMAc, Dimethyl acetamide, N,N-Dimethyl acetamide
Overview
Dimethylacetamide is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H9NO.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C4H9NO
- Functional group
- N-substituted amides
- Molar mass
- 87.12 g/mol
- Also known as
- N,N-dimethylacetamide, Acetamide, N,N-dimethyl-, Acetdimethylamide, DMAc, Dimethyl acetamide, N,N-Dimethyl acetamide
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- CC(=O)N(C)C
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C4H9NO/c1-4(6)5(2)3/h1-3H3
- PubChem CID
- 31374
Properties
- Melting Point
- -18.59 °C
- Boiling Point
- 163-165 °C
- Relative density (water = 1)
- Relative density (water = 1): 0.94
- Water solubility
- Miscible in water.
Related compounds
- N-substituted amides
Dimethylacetamide is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H9NO.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Dimethylacetamide (CID 31374)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Dimethylacetamide — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31374#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, DR (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 81st Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2000, p. 3-4
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Dimethylacetamide — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31374#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Budavari, S. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 1996., p. 547
- ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs): Dimethylacetamide — densityILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31374#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Dimethylacetamide — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31374#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Riddick, J.A., W.B. Bunger, Sakano T.K. Techniques of Chemistry 4th ed., Volume II. Organic Solvents. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons., 1985., p. 661