628-94-4

Adipamide is powder in appearance and slightly soluble in water. It is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. On combustion or decomposition, adipamide releases hazardous products, toxic fumes of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen oxides.

Colorless powder.

ADIPAMIDE(628-94-4) forms flammable gases with strong reducing agents. A very weak base. Mixing with dehydrating agents such as P2O5 or SOCl2 generates adiponitrile. Combustion generates toxic mixed oxides of nitrogen (NOx).

Slightly soluble in water .

Exposures to adipamide by inhalation, ingestion, or skin absorption cause adverse health effects. The symptoms include irritation of the eyes, skin, mucous membranes, and upper respiratory tract. There is no complete information about the toxicological properties of the chemical.

Exposures to adipamide cause health disorders such as irritation to the skin, eyes, and respiratory system. No specifi c adverse health effects have been reported from human exposure to polyhexamethylene adipamide, except for mechanical irritation of the skin and eyes caused by particles. Signifi cant skin permeation and systemic toxicity after contact appears unlikely. The compound is not likely to be hazardous by skin contact, but cleansing the skin after use is advisable. If molten polymer gets on the skin, cool rapidly with cold water. Workers should not attempt to peel polymer from skin, but consult a medical unit for treatment of thermal burn.

The flash point of this chemical has not been determined, but ADIPAMIDE is probably combustible.

ChEBI: Adipamide is a fatty amide.

Adipamide has been traditionally prepared from the dimethyl ester by treatment with concentrated ammonium hydroxide or by heating the diammonium salt of adipic acid in a stream of ammonia. Other substituted amides can be prepared from amines by the usual synthetic methods.