Oxamide

Not to be confused with Oxanamide.
Oxamide
Names
IUPAC name
Ethanediamide
Other names
Oxamide
Oxalamide
Oxamimidic acid
Diaminoglyoxal
Oxalic acid diamide
1-Carbamoyl-formimidic acid
Identifiers
471-46-5 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:48248 N
ChemSpider 9709 N
EC Number 207-442-5
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PubChem 10113
Properties
C2H4N2O2
Molar mass 88.0654 g/mol
Appearance White powder
Density 1.667 g/cm3
Soluble
Solubility ethanol
Hazards
Mild Irritant (6.1)
R-phrases R36
S-phrases S25
Flash point > 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Oxamide is the organic compound with the formula (CONH2)2. This white crystalline solid is soluble in ethanol, slightly soluble in water and insoluble in diethyl ether. Oxamide is the diamide derived from oxalic acid.

Preparation

Oxamide is produced from hydrogen cyanide, which is oxidized to cyanogen, which is then hydrolyzed.[1]

Prepd from formamide by glow-discharge electrolysis: Brown et al.[2]

Application

The main application is as a substitute for urea in fertilizers. Oxamide hydrolyzes (releases ammonia) very slowly, which is sometimes preferred vs the quick release by urea.

It is used as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose preparations. It also finds use in APCP rocket motors as a high performance burn rate suppressant. The use of oxamide in concentrations of 1-3 wt% has shown to slow the linear burn rate while having minimal impact on propellant specific impulse.

Reactions

Upon heating above 350 °C, it decomposes to cyanogen and water. Oxamide derivatives form self-assembled monolayers consisting of a hydrogen bonded network.[3]

References

  1. Wilhelm Riemenschneider, Minoru Tanifuji "Oxalic Acid" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi: 10.1002/14356007.a18_247.
  2. Brown, E. H.; Wilhide, W. D.; Elmore, K. L. (1962). "A New Method for the Preparation of Oxamide". The Journal of Organic Chemistry 27 (10): 3698. doi:10.1021/jo01057a516.
  3. Nguyen T.L., Fowler F.W., Lauher J.W., "Commensurate and incommensurate hydrogen bonds. An exercise in crystal engineering." Journal of the American Chemical Society, 123(44), pp. 11057-64, 2001. doi:10.1021/ja016635v
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