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Acetamide, the Chemical supplier's in Tamilnadu, Coimbatore, Shree Vissnu Scientific company. Description. Acetamide is a colorless, deliquescent hexagonal crystal. It is odorless when pure, but frequently has a mousy odor (Merck, 1983). It is soluble in water, alcohol, chloroform, glycerol, hot benzene, and slightly soluble in ether (Sax, 1987). Acetamide (systematic name: ethanamide) is an organic compound with the formula CH3CONH2. It is the simplest amide derived from acetic acid. It finds someuse as a plasticizer and as an industrial solvent. The related compound N, N-dimethylacetamide (DMA) is more widely used, but it is not prepared fromacetamide. Chemical formula C2H5NO Chemical Names: Acetamide; 60-35-5; Ethanamide; Acetic acid amide; Methanecarboxamide; Acetimidic acid More... Acetamide is used primarily as a solvent and a plasticizer. Workers may be exposed in the plastics and chemical industries. Log Octanol/Water Partition Coefficient‎: ‎-1.26 Melting Point‎: ‎81 oC Boiling Point‎: ‎222 oC Density/Specific Gravity‎: ‎1.159 at 20/4 oC