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C3H7NO
73.09 g/mol
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N,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE

CAS68-12-2EC200-679-5
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Amide
Primary Use
Industrial solvent

N,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) is a colorless liquid organic compound widely used as an industrial solvent due to its ability to dissolve both polar and nonpolar substances. It is miscible with water and most organic liquids, making it valuable in chemical synthesis and manufacturing processes.

industrial solventchemical synthesis solvent

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Safety Reference

Flammable
Flammable
Corrosive
Corrosive
Toxic
Toxic
Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Danger
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H332Harmful if inhaled
H226Flammable liquid and vapour
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H315Causes skin irritation
H331Toxic if inhaled
H350May cause cancer
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H320Causes eye irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
H371May cause damage to organs
H303May be harmful if swallowed
H313May be harmful in contact with skin
Regulatory Compliance1
  • EU REACH SVHCEURegulation
    Listed· listed since 2012-12-19Source
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

N,N-dimethylformamide

InChIKey

ZMXDDKWLCZADIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CN(C)C=O

Synonyms (79)
  • DMF
  • DMFA
  • U-4224
  • Caswell No. 366A
  • DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE [MART.]
  • DMF (amide)
  • DMF (dimethylformamide)
  • Dimethylforamide
  • Dimethylformamid
  • Dimethylformamid [German]
  • Dimethylformamide
  • Dimetilformamide
  • Dimetilformamide [Italian]
  • Dimetylformamidu
  • Dimetylformamidu [Czech]
  • Dwumetyloformamid
  • Dwumetyloformamid [Polish]
  • Dynasolve 100 (Salt/Mix)
  • Formamide, N,N-dimethyl-
  • Formamide,N-dimethyl-
  • Formic acid dimethylamide
  • Formyldimethylamine
  • N,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE
  • N,N-Dimethylformaldehyde
  • N,N-Dimethylformamid
  • N,N-Dimethylformamide, p.a.
  • N,N-DimethylformamideDMF
  • N,N-Dimethylmethanamide
  • N,N-Dimetilformamida
  • N,N-dimehtyl formamide
  • N,N-dimethlformamide
  • N,N-dimethvlformamide
  • N,N-dimethyformamide
  • N,N-dimethylformarnide
  • N,N-dimethylforrnamide
  • N,N-dimetylformamide
  • N,N-dirnethylformamide
  • N,n-dimethylforamide
  • N-Formyldimethylamine
  • dimehtylformamide
  • dimehtylformarnide
  • dimethlforamide
  • dimethlformamide
  • dimethlyformamide
  • dimethyformamide
  • dimethyiformamide
  • dimethylformarnide
  • dimethylforrnamide
  • dimetylformamide
  • dirnethylformamide
  • dirnethylformarnide
  • formamide, dimethyl-
  • n-dimethylformamide