formamide (CAS 75-12-7) – Thermophysical Properties

This page provides thermophysical, transport, safety, and environmental property data for formamide, along with a property calculator for evaluating values at user-defined temperature and pressure conditions.

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Results

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formamide

Identification

AtomsC: 1, H: 3, N: 1, O: 1
CAS75-12-7
FormulaCH3NO
IDformamide
InChICH3NO/c2-1-3/h1H,(H2,2,3)
InChI KeyZHNUHDYFZUAESO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
IUPAC Namemethanamide
Molecular Weight (kg/kmol)45.0406
Phasel
PubChem ID713
SMILESC(=O)N
Synonyms

Physical Properties

Acentric factor0.4378
Critical pressure (bar)78
Critical temperature (°C)497.85
Critical volume (m³/kmol)0.125
Dipole moment3.73
Melting temperature (°C)2
Normal boiling temperature (°C)217

State-dependent Properties

API gravity-7.18332
Compressibility factor0.00163044
Density (kg/m³)1129.14
Dynamic viscosity (cP)3.3027
Joule–Thomson coefficient-2.8732e-7
Kinematic viscosity2.9250e-6
Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)0
Molar enthalpy of vaporization (kJ/kmol)6.1814e+4
Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))0
Molar Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)0
Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))107.812
Molar volume (m³/kmol)0.0398893
Parachor1.9532e-5
Poynting correction factor1.00163
Prandtl number22.8519
Saturation pressure (bar)8.8206e-5
Saturation temperature (°C)219.568
Solubility parameter3.8568e+4
Specific enthalpy (kJ)0
Specific enthalpy of vaporization (kJ)1372.4
Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)0
Specific Gibbs free energy (kJ)0
Specific gravity1.13025
Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)2.39366
Surface tension0.0571113
Thermal conductivity (W/m·K)0.345947
Thermal diffusivity1.2800e-7

Safety Properties

Autoignition temperature (°C)-273.15
Flash point temperature (°C)154.444
Lower flammability limit0.0751294
Upper flammability limit0.201033

Environmental Properties

Global warming potential
Ozone depletion potential

About This Property Calculator

This tool provides a comprehensive set of thermophysical, safety, and environmental properties for formamide. By default, the state-dependent properties like density, viscosity, and heat capacity are calculated at standard conditions of 25 °C (298.15 K) and 1 atm (101325 Pa).

How to Calculate Properties at Different Conditions

You can use the interactive calculator above to compute properties at your desired temperature and pressure. Simply enter your target values in the input fields and click the "Calculate Properties" button. The results table will update with the new values.

For example, to find the density of liquid formamide at 50 °C and 2 bar, you would:

  1. Select your preferred unit system (e.g., Metric).
  2. Enter "50" into the Temperature field.
  3. Enter "2" into the Pressure field.
  4. Click "Calculate Properties."

The calculator will then display the updated density and other state-dependent properties for these specific conditions. This functionality is essential for process design, equipment sizing, and safety analysis in chemical engineering.

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