CAS Number: 60-35-5. A white, crystalline amide of acetic acid
used primarily as a solvent and also in organic synthesis.
Chemical formula = C2H5NO. Molecular weight = 59.07 g/mol
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Acetamide is used primarily as a solvent and a plasticizer.
Workers may be exposed in the plastics and chemical
industries. It causes mild skin irritation from acute (short-
term) exposure. No information is available on the chronic
(long-term), reproductive/developmental, or carcinogenic
effects of acetamide in humans. EPA has not classified
acetamide for carcinogenicity.