propanamide propanamide propanamide has the chemical formula ch3ch2c=o(nh2). it is the amide of propanoic acid. propanamide skeletal formula ball-and-stick model names preferred iupac name propanamide other names n-propylamidepropionamidepropylamidepropionic amide identifiers cas number 79-05-0 y 3d model (jsmol) interactive image chebi chebi:45422 n chemspider 6330 n echa infocard 100.001.066 ec number 201-182-6 mesh c034666 pubchem cid 6578 unii qk07g0hp47 y comptox dashboard (epa) dtxsid3058820 inchi inchi=1s/c3h7no/c1-2-3(4)5/h2h2,1h3,(h2,4,5) nkey: qlnjfjadrcogbj-uhfffaoysa-n ninchi=1/c3h7no/c1-2-3(4)5/h2h2,1h3,(h2,4,5)key: qlnjfjadrcogbj-uhfffaoyae smiles ccc(=o)n properties chemical formula c3h7no molar mass 73.095 g·mol−1 appearance liquid , yellow density 1.042 g/ml melting point 80 °c (176 °f; 353 k) boiling point 213 °c (415 °f; 486 k) solubility in water very soluble in water except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °c , 100 kpa). n verify (what is yn ?) infobox references this organic compound is a mono-substituted amide. organic compounds of the amide group can react in many different organic processes to form other useful compounds for synthesis. preparation propanamide can be prepared by the condensation reaction between urea and propanoic acid: ( nh 2 ) 2 co + 2 ch 3 ch 2 cooh ⟶ ch 3 ch 2 co ( nh 2 ) + h 2 o + co 2 or by the dehydration of ammonium propionate: ( nh 4 ) ch 3 ch 2 coo ⟶ ch 3 ch 2 conh 2 + h 2 o reactions propanamide being an amide can participate in a hoffman rearrangement to produce ethylamine gas.