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HRID 1386852Generated: October 25, 2026

Acetamide → N-acetyliminodiacetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetamideHCID 178—
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantIminodiacetic acidHCID 8897—
ReactantAcetylglycineHCID 10972—
Solvent1,2-DimethoxyethaneHCID 8071—
ProductN-acetyliminodiacetic acidHCID 1013019087%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature110 °C

Reaction Steps

A 300 mL autoclave was charged with acetamide (VII) (11.8 g, 0.2 mole), 95% paraformaldehyde (13.6 g, 0.43 mole), water (12.9 g, 0.72 mole), 37% HCl (1.8 g, 0.018 mole), DME (90 mL), and Co2(CO)8 (4.1 g, 0.012 mole) and pressurized to 1500 psi (10,345 kPa) CO at 25° C. This mixture was heated to 110° C. for 30 minutes. HPLC analysis of this stream gave an 87% yield of (XVI), 0.5% iminodiacetic acid (XIV), and 4.0% N-acetylglycine (XVIII).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06265605B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_07
ORD IDord-c9073c61aeae4f8ba1c24cf8501c2fab
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_07