Basic information
- Standard SMILES
N=CN- InChIKey
PNKUSGQVOMIXLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N- Molecular formula
- CH4N2
- Average molar mass
- 44.056 g/mol
- Monoisotopic mass
- 44.03744813
Overview
Formamidine is the smallest member of the class of carboxamidines being formic acid with the O and OH groups from the carboxy function replaced by NH and NH2 groups respectively. The parent of the class of formamidines. It has a role as an EC 1.14.13.39 (nitric oxide synthase) inhibitor. It is a carboxamidine, a member of formamidines and a one-carbon compound. It is functionally related to a formic acid.
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- Formamidine
- IUPAC
- methanimidamide
- English name
- formamidine
- Molecular formula
- CH4N2
- Molecular weight
- 44.06
Names & synonyms
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Database identifiers
- CAS
463-52-5、6313-33-3- PubChem CID
- 68047
- DTXSID
DTXSID00870543- ChEBI
CHEBI:38477- UNII
- M8KP3Q82AG
- Nikkaji
- J231.841E
Properties
Computed structural properties
- XLogP
- -0.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 49.9 Ų
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 1
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
- Heavy atoms
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
- Complexity
- 10.3
Physicochemical properties
- Melting point
- 81 °C · 81°C
- Boiling point
- 94 · 94-96 °C(Press: 55 Torr)
- Density
- 1.07 · 1.07±0.1 g/cm3(Predicted)
- pka
- 11.6 · 11.60±0.40(Predicted)
- LogP
- -1.17 · -1.170 (est)
- CAS DataBase Reference
- 463 · 463-52-5
- FDA UNII
- 8 KP3Q82AG · M8KP3Q82AG
Chemistry & industry
Applications
UsesAmitraz is a formamidine acaricide mainly used to control ticks, whiteflies, scale insects, etc. It has good control efficacy against all stages of spider mite development.
Upstream & downstream products
Upstream raw materials
Downstream products
Suppliers5 total
Additional notes
DefinitionChEBI: The smallest member of the class of carboxamidines being formic acid with the O and OH groups from the carboxy function replaced by NH and NH2 groups respectively. The parent of the class of formamidines.
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