20602-52-2

Basic information

• Product Name: N-(1-formamidoethyl)formamide
• Synonyms: N-(1-formamidoethyl)formamide;N,N'-Ethylidenebis(formamide)
• CAS NO: 20602-52-2
• Molecular Formula: C₄H₈N₂O₂
• Molecular Weight: 116.12
• Mol File: 20602-52-2.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 439.3°Cat760mmHg
• Flash Point: 230.4°C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.083g/cm³
• CAS DataBase Reference: N-(1-formamidoethyl)formamide(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: N-(1-formamidoethyl)formamide(20602-52-2)
• EPA Substance Registry System: N-(1-formamidoethyl)formamide(20602-52-2)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 20602-52-2(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 542-10-9 ethylidene diacetate 
• 77287-34-4 formamide 

Downstream Products

• 13162-05-5 n-vinylformamide 
• 77287-34-4 formamide 

Relevant articles and documents

Reactions of ethylidene diacetate: Formation of N-vinylamide precursors ethylidene bisacetamide and ethylidene bisformamide

Ethylidene diacetate (EDA) reacts with formamide or acetamide under stoichiometric base or catalytic Lewis acid conditions to afford the corresponding ethylidene bisamides and N-vinylamides. Sn(OAc)2 afforded an overall 82.6% selectivity to the desired acetamide derivatives. Sn(OAc)2 and Zn(OAc)2 facilitate amide attack at the tertiary carbon of EDA.