colourless crystalline solid
ChEBI: Hexanamide is a fatty amide of hexanoic acid. It is a primary carboxamide and a primary fatty amide. It is functionally related to a hexanoic acid.
Slightly soluble in water.
HEXANAMIDE is an amide. Amides/imides react with azo and diazo compounds to generate toxic gases. Flammable gases are formed by the reaction of organic amides/imides with strong reducing agents. Amides are very weak bases (weaker than water). Imides are less basic yet and in fact react with strong bases to form salts. That is, they can react as acids. Mixing amides with dehydrating agents such as P2O5 or SOCl2 generates the corresponding nitrile. The combustion of these compounds generates mixed oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Can react with mineral acids and bases.
Flash point data are not available for HEXANAMIDE, but HEXANAMIDE is probably combustible.
Recrystallise the amide from hot water. [Beilstein 2 H 324, 2 I 141, 2 II 286, 2 III 732.]
