Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.

Acetamide (IUPAC: ethanamide) is an organic compound with the formula CH3CONH2. It is the simplest amide derived from acetic acid. It finds some use as a plasticizer and as an industrial solvent. The related compound NN-dimethylacetamide (DMA) is more widely used but it is not prepared from acetamide.

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IUPAC name
Acetamide, Ethanamide

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