Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-09-30 22:41:21 UTC
Update Date2020-04-22 15:06:45 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0001122
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB01122
Metabolite Identification
Common NameN-Methylformamide
DescriptionN-Methylformamide, also known as HCONHCH3 or NMF, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as carboximidic acids. These are organic acids with the general formula RC(=N)-OH (R=H, organic group). Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on N-Methylformamide.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
HCONHCH3ChEBI
MethylformamideChEBI
MonomethylformamideChEBI
N-Methyl-formamideChEBI
N-MonomethylformamideChEBI
NMFChEBI
N-MethylformamideKEGG
Chemical FormulaC2H5NO
Average Molecular Weight59.0672
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight59.037113787
IUPAC NameN-methylformamide
Traditional Namemethylformamide
CAS Registry Number123-39-7
SMILES
CNC=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C2H5NO/c1-3-2-4/h2H,1H3,(H,3,4)
InChI KeyATHHXGZTWNVVOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as carboximidic acids. These are organic acids with the general formula RC(=N)-OH (R=H, organic group).
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassCarboximidic acids and derivatives
Sub ClassCarboximidic acids
Direct ParentCarboximidic acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Organic 1,3-dipolar compound
  • Propargyl-type 1,3-dipolar organic compound
  • Carboximidic acid
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Imine
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locationsNot Available
Physical Properties
StateLiquid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point-3.8 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water Solubility1000 mg/mL at 25 °CNot Available
LogP-0.97HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-1.3ALOGPS
logP-0.86ChemAxon
logS0.83ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)16.54ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-0.84ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area29.1 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity14.87 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability5.76 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Not Available
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0001122
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB022436
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID28994
KEGG Compound IDC11489
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkN-Methylformamide
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound31254
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID7438
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available